Heart Wisdom – Ep. 329 – Transforming Anger and Judgment into Compassion and Service

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Exploring the gifts hidden within our most difficult emotions, Jack Kornfield shares how anger, judgment, and despair can be transformed into compassion, courage, and selfless service.

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“Do you know why you’re so angry? Because you care. Because you care that much. And when you start to tune into the fact that you do care, that’s the fuel.” – Jack Kornfield

This week on Heart Wisdom, Jack Kornfield shares:
  • The path of selfless service
  • A meditation on kindness and loving awareness
  • Meeting anger without judgment or fear
  • The care and passion hidden beneath anger
  • Moving from despair toward imagination and possibility
  • Activism rooted in stillness, well-being, and love
  • Moral beauty and compassionate courage
  • Transforming judgment into tenderness and metta
This teaching was originally recorded during a live session for Jack’s Living the Dharma in a Troubled World yearlong program. Join these monthly livestream Q&A sessions here. As a special offer for Heart Wisdom listeners, use code Dharma10 or Dharma10p (payment plan) at checkout for 10% off this program.
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