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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

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

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

How Buddhist Monks Celebrate Christmas

One December, the Western monks at my Thai teacher Ajahn Chah's Western forest monastery decided to put up a Christmas tree. The villagers who built

[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 268 – Holiday Special Pt. 1 – Rediscovering Your Secret Beauty and Sharing Your Special Gift

In this cozy holiday special, Jack sheds seasonal tidings on how to rediscover the secret beauty within you and share your special gifts with the

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 267 – Wise Speech, Speaking with Intention, Listening with Compassion

Exploring how compassionate speech and mindful listening can transform our lives, Jack shares how we can navigate culture’s web of lies by using the energy

Post-Election Decompression: Navigating Politics, Suffering, and Change with a Loving Heart Amidst It All

We are at a major time of change on this earth, what JoAnna Macy calls 'The Great Turning.' This opportunity asks if we as a

[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 266 – Election Decompression: ‘A Loving Presence Amidst It All’ Guided Meditation

Offering decompression from post-election intensity, Jack shares a guided meditation helping us maintain a mindful loving presence amidst it all.

[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 265 – Navigating Politics, Impermanence, Suffering, and the Great Turning of the World

Reflecting on the election, Jack explores how we can most mindfully and lovingly dance with impermanence, suffering, and ‘the great turning’ of the world.

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 263 – Wise Understanding and the Wisdom of Insecurity

Intersecting the Buddha’s ‘Wise Understanding’ with Alan Watt’s ‘Wisdom of Insecurity,’ Jack illuminates the path of discovering lasting happiness.

Anger and the Path of Compassion

During times of outrage, difficulty, and disappointment, how can we best transform our fires of reaction, anger, hatred, and despair?

[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 262 – The Liberated Heart: Shifting From Trauma to Loving Awareness with Thomas Hübl, PhD

Discover how to shift from trauma to loving awareness through mindfulness, conscious healing, and compassionate activism with Jack Kornfield and Thomas Hübl, PhD.

Overcoming Bitterness and Betrayal: A Story of Forgiveness and Redemption

No matter how extreme the circumstances, a transformation of the heart is possible.

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

[Video] Guided Meditation | Opening the Door of Forgiveness

Jack leads a powerful guided meditation practice opening to the sweet nectar of forgiveness.

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