Mindfulness

Recommended Courses

The Sacred Dialogues: Freedom of Spirit, Opening the Heart with Jack Kornfield and Ram Dass (Payment Plan)

Discovering your Buddha Nature with Jack Kornfield

The ten paramitas, or "perfections," are central to Buddhist teaching and practice. These perfections represent qualities to cultivate in order to progress along the path

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
Trusting the Seasons: The Wisdom of Impermanence and Letting Go

Trusting the Seasons: The Wisdom of Impermanence and Letting Go

Here we are in the change of seasons—the great turning from the warmth and abundance of summer into autumn, when the natural world offers us
How Meditation Makes Us Kinder

[Video] How Meditation Makes us Kinder | Jack Kornfield and Sylvia Boorstein

In this short video, Sylvia and I reflect on how practice softens the heart—not through one final realization, but through a lifetime of seeing, remembering,
Becoming Kinda with Sylvia Boorstein

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 330 – Becoming Kinder: 49 Years of Friendship, Practice, and Insight with Sylvia Boorstein

Celebrating Sylvia Boorstein’s 90th birthday, Jack and Sylvia reflect on 49 years of friendship, meditation, and Dharma practice—and how awakening ultimately expresses itself through kindness,
Being Here Now in Loving Awareness

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 325 – Being Here Now in Loving Awareness: Staying Present in a World of Upheaval

Beginning with reflections on global crises and personal difficulty, Jack reminds us that while suffering is inevitable, how we respond is what shapes our lives.
A Steady Heart in Interesting Times

A Steady Heart in Unsteady Times

We live in unsteady times. There are the looming effects of climate change, huge AI transformations, increasing divisiveness and warfare, and the widespread mistreatment of
The World is Full of Second Chances

The World is Full of Second Chances

We live in a time when it is easy to become discouraged. We witness war and division, violence and fear, and sometimes it seems as
Stupa

[Video] Blessing Spirit Rock’s New Stupa | Jack’s 80th Birthday Celebration

Watch the full recording of this unforgettable gathering with Jack, Joan Baez, Ajahn Pasanno, and the Spirit Rock teachers celebrating the blessing of the new
Interdependence

Happy Interdependence: Inner and Outer Freedom for All

We Americans have passed through our 250th birthday with fireworks and barbecue, mixed displays of patriotism and politics, World Cup gains and losses, lots of
What Opens Us: The Gates of Awakening

[Video] What Opens Us? The Gates of Awakening

People often imagine the spiritual journey begins with a mystical experience or a moment of profound insight. But in my experience, many people arrive on
Wisdom for Difficult Times

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 322 – Wisdom for Difficult Times: AI, Compassion, and Community

In this powerful dialogue, Jack Kornfield responds to questions from the community about some of the deepest challenges of the human heart.
Ram Dass and the Freedom to Be Human

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 321 – Ram Dass and the Freedom to Be Human

In this illuminating talk, Jack explores the heart of freedom through the lens of his friendship with Ram Dass, reflecting on how to cultivate a
Guided Meditation

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 320 – Guided Meditation for Grounding, Gratitude, and Presence

In this deeply grounding guided meditation, Jack Kornfield invites us to rest in mindful loving awareness and gratitude for the miracle of being alive.

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