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…
Inner development is needed to address some of our species biggest issues like warfare, racism, and addiction. To do this we must practice Right Effort…
Virtue is one of the many qualities essential to the awakening of one’s true nature. Jack breaks virtue down to its most fundamental levels and…
Jack Kornfield and Frank Ostaseski discuss what it means to live a full life during a Monday night dharma talk at Spirit Rock. “In any…
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…
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…
When times are uncertain, difficult, fearful, full of change, they become the perfect place to deepen the practice of awakening. After viewing the elections….whatever your…
Jack offers tales of tenderness that remind us of the qualities of faith and compassion which move us in the direction of freedom. What resources…
The practice of meditation does not ask us to become a Buddhist or a meditator or a spiritual person. It invites us to fulfill the…
Another means for working with difficulties is called Enacting It Mindfully. Let’s face it, we act out most of our desires anyway. In this way,…
