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Ask Jack: Dharma Wisdom for Life’s Real Struggles (payment plan)

A 21-day online course with beloved meditation teacher Jack Kornfield. Each day offers short video teachings, reflection prompts, and a simple practice to help you

Buddhist Psychology: Essential Concepts for Understanding Mind, Emotion, and Well-Being

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Discover the Freedom of Forgiveness: Heal the Past, Embrace Compassion, and Live with an Open Heart
Spirit of Meditation

The Spirit of Meditation

A friend of mine visited the wonderful Zen master, Katagiri Roshi, shortly before he died. She asked Roshi if he could tell her the essence
New Thinking Allowed

[Video] New Thinking Allowed (2024): Deepening of the Heart with Jeffrey Mishlove

Jack recently joined Jeffrey Mishlove for a fresh conversation 38 years after their original Thinking Allowed television episode first aired.
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Heart Wisdom – Ep. 254 – Healing the Unfinished Business of the Heart

Revealing how to calm the mind through meditation, Jack shares wisdom on self-acceptance, trust, and healing the unfinished business of the heart.
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[Video] Mindfulness as Medicine: A Liberating Dharma Talk

In this classic lecture, Jack shares stories opening us to the medicine of the Dharma.
Jeffrey Mishlove

[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 250 – Jack Kornfield and Jeffrey Mishlove on the Practice of Meditation

In this special episode originally airing on television’s Thinking Allowed, Jeffrey Mishlove interviews Jack about meditation, mindfulness, and self-acceptance.
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Heart Wisdom – Ep. 249 – Mindfulness: The Gateway to Liberation

Unraveling the mystery of who you truly are, Jack reveals mindfulness as the gateway to liberation within the ever-changing river of life.
Navigating the Cycles of Spiritual Life

Navigating the Cycles of Spiritual Life

There are big and small cycles in spiritual life. We can’t stop the cycles, but we can learn to navigate them with grace, ease, and
The Stories We Tell

[Video] The Stories We Tell – A Cozy Fireside Q&A Session

Jack’s timeless wisdom leads the way as he responds to a handful of questions concerning some of the common struggles encountered on the human plane.
Living the Dharma

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 247 – Living the Dharma

Revealing how to smoothly navigate the cycles of spiritual life in openness, stillness, and intimacy, Jack explores the transformative beauty of living the Dharma.
Monastic Life

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 245 – Monastic Life Insights with Pema Chödrön and Ajahn Sumedho

Teaching a nature retreat amidst softly chirping birds and cooling rain, Jack, Pema Chödrön, and Ajahn Sumedho illuminate joyful insights of monastic life.
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[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 243 – The Music of the Spheres

Harmonizing to the ‘music of the spheres’ and sharing gardening tips from Buddha, a blissful Jack unveils the beautiful possibility of sudden awakening.
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The Gift of Kind Attention

Without being aware, it’s not possible to really live in a free way. Otherwise we are just in habitual reaction to whatever is arising.

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