The path of awakening begins with a step the Buddha called right understanding. Right understanding has two parts. To start with, it asks a question…
We all need healing at different times in our lives. Sometimes we need healing for physical illness. At other times, we need to heal the…
Marcel Proust once said, “The real voyage of discovery lies not in finding new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Buddhist practice gives us…
Explore the three-fold training in Buddhism which shows us the vastness and love within when we quiet ourselves. “When you live with integrity, when you…
A Bodhisattva is one who has tread the path to freedom laid out by the Buddha and dedicates their life to sharing that with the…
Throughout 2017, Jack spoke about the ten paramis, or perfections of a buddha: generosity, morality, renunciation, wisdom, right effort, patience, truthfulness, resolve, equanimity, and loving-kindness.…
Although it may be difficult to equate happiness and renunciation; Jack illuminates the complexity of renunciation, and where in our life we can already find…
On this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack explores what it means to take the seat of awakening. Jack tells the story of the Buddha’s literal…
In these confusing and heated political times, there has been an increase in hate speech and action. In response, we need to rededicate ourselves and…
Years ago Ram Dass went to his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, to ask, “How can I best be enlightened?” His guru answered, “Love people.” When…
This week, Jack discusses the divine feminine along with the past and present roles of women in the Buddhist tradition. We each carry within us…
