The Wisdom of Insecurity: Awakening in Every Moment

Spiritual life is not about possessing or finding security, but rather it’s discovering what Alan Watts called the Wisdom of Insecurity – the capacity for...

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 252 – The Miracle of Awakening: Finding Freedom in Everyday Life

Poetry of Awakening: Navigating the Great Mystery

Who are we? We get lost in our phones, in our to-do lists. But what if you look up at the night sky? What if...

My Teacher Dipa Ma: The Remarkable Possibilities of the Awakened Heart

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 167 – The Perfection of Truthfulness

Leaning into the qualities of an awakened heart, Jack teaches us the perfection of truthfulness and how it will set us free. There is a...

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 154 – Awakening In The Midst Of Life

In this “Heart Wisdom” podcast episode we discuss the process of awakening, life’s 10,000 joys and sorrows, and what role time and the present moment...

Video: The Most Basic Truths: Gateways to Freedom Dharma Talk

When I first entered the monasteries in Thailand and Burma, I was taught everything is anicca (impermanent), dukkha (unsatisfactory), and anatta (no-self). The reason these...

Awakening Self-Compassion

Hold yourself as a mother holds her beloved child. —Buddha We are so quick to judge one another. And just as we are hard on...

Blessings for the New Year

Dear ones, The year ends and we begin a new circuit around our own beautiful sun star, twirling amidst the galaxies. Take a breath, quiet...

Jack Kornfield on the Being Well Podcast with Dr. Rick Hanson – S3, Ep. 75

On this episode we explore: Jack’s experience as a young man traveling to become a monk in Southeast Asia. The nature of awakening and ways...

Awaken the One Who Knows

As your spacious heart opens, you can rediscover the vast perspective you’d almost forgotten. A spacious heart reveals the spacious mind. This is the mind...

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 86 – Entering with an Awakened Heart

Even in the most difficult times, it is possible to see something much bigger. We need to be able to envision another world—a world that...