Jack joins Sharon to share stories from the early years, the importance of loving kindness, and different teachers Jack has upset over the years.
In this episode, Sharon and Jack discuss:
- Jack’s experience with Thai Buddhist monk Ajahn Chah
- The Buddha statue debate from the early days on IMS
- Jack’s first book “Living Dharma”
- Ajahn Chah’s teaching about the original mind
- Realizing innate qualities versus developing them
- The sign above the door at IMS
- What languages Sharon and Jack learned in Asia
- Sharon’s relationship with teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche
- The role of study in one’s spiritual life
- Dualistic versus non-dualistic teachings
- The necessity of lovingkindness in their early teachings
- Learning to accept help and support
- Sharon’s experiences with Dipa Ma
- Different teachers that Jack has pissed off
