Expanding Perspective Through Story and Myth

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 183 – The Wedding of Body and Spirit

Jack returns for an illuminating Dharma Talk exploring the deep human longing for the wedding of body and spirit. “The invitation of spiritual life, of...

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 92 – Stories That Open the Mind, Mend the Heart and Lead to Joy

Sometimes you need a story more than food. Sometimes to hear a story and sometimes to tell it. We all carry personal stories we long...

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 83 – A Story of Inspiration and Wisdom

We have the capacity to see this world in an illuminated way, and yet we do not see the mystery and magic of it. There...

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 46 – The Stories We Tell

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....

The Storytelling Mind (Part Two)

(Read Part One of The Storytelling Mind) When we look at the constant and repetitive process of our own thinking, we see how habitually it...

The Storytelling Mind

  When I first took robes and entered the monastic community of Ajahn Chah, I had already been practicing meditation for two years. Now, sitting...

Disentangling from the Story

It is a great relief to discover that our stories do not fully define who we are, or what is happening to us.  One practitioner...

Audio: The Ten Perfections Dharma Talk

Contemplating the perfections of the Buddha (such as generosity, morality, concentration, loving-kindness, and wisdom) and investigating the ways in which he developed these qualities may...