Intention

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A Lamp in the Darkness

[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 269 – Holiday Special Pt. 2 – A Lamp in the Darkness: Setting Intentions for the Return of the Light

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Wise Speech

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

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 177 – Intention and Purpose in Practice

By telling stories of the Buddha, Jack directs us on the purpose of practice and the laws of Dharma. “What we repeatedly direct our mind…

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 175 – Intention to Awaken

Jack describes the Buddha’s vow to awakening and how we too can set a daily intention to awaken. “An intention creates our life. Thought manifests…

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 174 – Intention and Transformation

Moving beyond our small sense of self, Jack introduces us to the ways intention, love, and acceptance can transform us. Amidst our ever-changing lives, we…

Jack Kornfield on Knowledge Project Podcast 156 – A Practical Guide on Finding Inner Peace

Author and Buddhist practitioner Jack Kornfield sits down for a candid, in-depth interview to help you suppress self-doubt and find inner calm. Calling on decades…

Intention and the New Year

One beautiful way to honor the turning of the seasons and illuminate the heart in the darkest time of the year (in the north) is…

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 160 – Practice In Daily Life: Intention

Is our intention to be right and cling to our points of view, or is it to listen deeply? The intention that we carry into

Freedom to Make Mistakes

Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Step out. Fly. It is never too late to start over. In this way you learn what is called

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 146 – Setting an Intention of the Heart

By aligning our dedication with our highest intention, we chart the course of our whole being. Then no matter how hard the voyage and how

Inspired New Year’s Intentions

Setting a long-term intention is like setting the compass of our heart. No matter how rough the storms, how difficult the terrain, even if we

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