Buddhism

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The Sacred Journey Home: Unearthed Teachings from a Timeless Retreat with Jack Kornfield

Step into a rare and heartfelt retreat, recorded over 30 years ago, where the roots of modern mindfulness began to take hold. In this soulful

Walking the Eightfold Path with Jack Kornfield – On Demand October 2025

Embark on a transformative journey with "Walking the Eightfold Path with Jack Kornfield," a course designed to guide you through the wisdom, compassion, and freedom

Walking the Eightfold Path with Jack Kornfield

Embark on a transformative journey with "Walking the Eightfold Path with Jack Kornfield," a course designed to guide you through the wisdom, compassion, and freedom
New Thinking Allowed

[Video] New Thinking Allowed (2024): Deepening of the Heart with Jeffrey Mishlove

Jack recently joined Jeffrey Mishlove for a fresh conversation 38 years after their original Thinking Allowed television episode first aired.
“You have heard of ‘out of the body experiences,’ but what we’re after is something more unusual and important, an ‘in the body experience.'” – Jack Kornfield In this episode, Jack mindfully illuminates: Finding strength, wakefulness, and compassion amidst it all The Coconut Monk and the Jesus-Buddha connection Finding compassion and joy despite suffering and war Healing—what it is, how it arises, and how we can connect with it Listening and respect as the ground for healing Finding and living a path with heart Mindfulness, breath, attention, noting, and the Buddha Meditation and having an ‘in-body experience’ Kundalini and opening the energy body Learning to handle both pleasure and pain Buddha and finding the Middle Way The healing of reconnecting with our senses and world around us What addictions really mean in an addicted society Facing our suffering as the gateway to the precious mystery of life Reading children’s direct messages to God “There’s a healing that comes just in reconnecting with the senses and the world around us.” – Jack Kornfield healing through meditation

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 253 – Healing Through Meditation: An In-Body Experience

Exploring healing through meditation, Jack shares on kundalini, addiction, suffering, and the transformation of having an ‘in body experience.’
miracle of awakening

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

Deeply unveiling the Buddha’s transformative miracle of awakening, Jack provides a comprehensive guide to finding freedom in everyday life.
Jeffrey Mishlove

[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 250 – Jack Kornfield and Jeffrey Mishlove on the Practice of Meditation

In this special episode originally airing on television’s Thinking Allowed, Jeffrey Mishlove interviews Jack about meditation, mindfulness, and self-acceptance.
mindfulness the gateway to liberation

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 249 – Mindfulness: The Gateway to Liberation

Unraveling the mystery of who you truly are, Jack reveals mindfulness as the gateway to liberation within the ever-changing river of life.
Sacred Effort

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 248 – Sacred Effort

Exploring how to direct energy in a wise way, Jack shares how embracing Sacred Effort nourishes joy, ease, beauty, equanimity, mindfulness, and loving kindness in
Living the Dharma

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 247 – Living the Dharma

Revealing how to smoothly navigate the cycles of spiritual life in openness, stillness, and intimacy, Jack explores the transformative beauty of living the Dharma.
Simplicity of Goodness

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 246 – The Simplicity of Goodness

Jack Kornfield delves into the simplicity of goodness and virtue in a talk spanning Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Amma-ji, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Napoleon, and
Monastic Life

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 245 – Monastic Life Insights with Pema Chödrön and Ajahn Sumedho

Teaching a nature retreat amidst softly chirping birds and cooling rain, Jack, Pema Chödrön, and Ajahn Sumedho illuminate joyful insights of monastic life.
Peter A Levine

[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 244 – An Autobiography of Trauma with Peter A Levine, PhD

Jack and trauma expert, Peter A Levine, PhD, map the path to healing through imagination, curiosity, somatic experiencing, and loving awareness.
illusions

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 242 – Disentangling Your Illusions

Revealing how to disentangle your illusions and let go of old identities, Jack paves the way to the mystical present moment.
no-self

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 241 – The Paradox of Self and No-Self

Exploring life as a flowing, dynamic process, Jack shares the jewel of Buddha’s awakening by unraveling the paradox of self and no-self.

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