Do Not Despair
The Buddhist approach to this collective suffering is to turn toward it. We understand that genuine happiness and meaning will come through tending to…
Tag: Generosity
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 75 – Opening to Generosity
When we start to pay attention with mindfulness, we start seeing the illusion of separateness. This is also known as the small sense of self…
Awakening to Your Buddha Nature
“O Nobly Born” the Buddhist texts begin, remember your Buddha Nature. Remember your innate capacity for dignity, understanding and vast compassion. These gifts were born…
Audio: The Generous Heart
To cultivate generosity directly is another fundamental part of living a spiritual life. Like meditation, generosity can actually be practiced. With practice, its spirit forms…
Learning the Middle Path
“Learning the Middle Path, the life of balance, allows the heart’s natural awareness and compassion to grow. We become free and gracious.” – Jack Kornfield…
Love Beyond Expectations
Romantic love can deepen when we let it. At first it is a kind of idol worship. It can come with idealism, possessiveness, jealousy, 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…
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. 47 – Nobility and Love
On this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack talks about leadership, nobility, and love. American presidents George Washington and Lincoln are used as examples of men…
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…
Video: Wise Leadership
The qualities of leadership taught by the Buddha are: generosity, integrity, non-harming, steadiness, sacrifice, patience, inclusiveness, vision, trus…
Forgiveness Repairs the World
Buddhist psychology offers specific teachings and practices for the development of forgiveness. Like the practice of compassion, forgiveness does not ignore the truth of our…
