Responding with Love and Courage
In a healthy response to pain and fear, we establish awareness before it becomes anger. We can train ourselves to notice the gap between the...
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Heart Wisdom – Ep. 64 – Mystery
While our true nature is like that of the Buddha, we still must honor our uniqueness and individuality. To come and meditate is to come...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 59 – A Bodhisattva in the World
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...
Video: Right Effort
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....
The Beauty of Beginner’s Mind
The wisdom of uncertainty frees us from what Buddhist psychology calls the thicket of views and opinions. “Seeing misery in those who cling to views,...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 54 – The Seat of Awakening
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...
No to Anti-Muslim, No to Anti-Semitism, No to Hate
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...
The Time is Now
Buddhist teachings are filled with the principles of respect, tolerance, and compassion. When community members were sick, the Buddha told his followers to care for...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 49 – The Feminine in Buddhism
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...
Audio: The Bodhisattva Dharma Talk
“We are not separate, we are interdependent,” declared the Buddha. When the world is seen with the eyes of a bodhisattva, there is no I...
“The blues is the truth.”
In a healthy response to pain and fear, we establish awareness before it becomes anger. We can train ourselves to notice the gap between the...
Reclaiming Our Lost Sense of Self
How can our practice help us develop a healthy and full sense of self? How can we come to true self? There are several aspects...
