The Truth about Suffering
Without understanding the source of suffering, human beings strive to gain happiness by possessiveness and greed, through violence and hatred. We act out of delusion...
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Heart Wisdom – Ep. 53 – Wounds and Gifts with Duncan Trussell & Raghu Markus
Jack sits down with Raghu Markus and Duncan Trussell to talk about finding the gifts in suffering that transforms how we interact with the world....
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...
Heart and Conduct
One way we create identity is seeing ourself as a member of a particular ethnic group, religion, tribe, caste, and class. I can identify myself...
Tolerance in Difficult Times
Traditional teachings focus so often on love and its transformative spirit that we can overlook a more basic and fundamental power—the tolerant heart. Human differences...
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. 52 – Inspired Leadership
On this episode, Jack speaks about the different aspects of inspired leadership and how to cultivate them in our lives. Jack explores the natural perfections...
Service Is the Expression of the Awakened Heart
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...
Open Your Heart
On December 5, my wife Trudy Goodman, Sharon Salzberg, and I celebrated the end of the Open Your Heart retreat we had been teaching with...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 50 – The Bodhisattva and the Power of Intention
On this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack helps us figure out how to come back to our lives after a retreat, explores the power of...
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...