Jack Kornfield on the ReRooted Podcast with Francesca Maximé – Ep. 44 – Accepting Your Assignment

The most profound healing comes when we see one another with the eyes of love, when we see the secret beauty of that person in...

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 112 – Racism and Independence

 Here is a talk I gave on racism and interdependence in 1993. The pursuit of racial justice is a most critical task, highlighted for...

The Bodhisattva’s Path

The way of the bodhisattva is one of the most radical and powerful of all Buddhist forms of practice. It is radical because it states...

75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack

The World Needs Your Love

Guilt and anger and fear are part of the problem. If you want to save the world, save it because you love it! —Gary Snyder...

Freedom Amid Challenging Times

Time for Truth and Reconciliation

I imagine that one of the reasons that people cling to their hate and prejudice so stubbornly is because they sense that once hate is...

Video: Living a Full Life

Jack Kornfield and Frank Ostaseski discuss what it means to live a full life during a Monday night dharma talk at Spirit Rock. “In any...

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...

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...

Statement on Racism from Buddhist Teachers & Leaders in the United States

Buddhist Statement on Racial Justice May 14, 2015 “If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you recognize that...