How Buddhist Monks Celebrate Christmas
One December, the Western monks at my Thai teacher Ajahn Chah's Western forest monastery decided to put up a Christmas tree. The villagers who built a…
Tag: Compassion
[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 268 – Holiday Special Pt. 1 – Rediscovering Your Secret Beauty and Sharing Your Special Gift
In this cozy holiday special, Jack sheds seasonal tidings on how to rediscover the secret beauty within you and share your special gifts with the worl…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 267 – Wise Speech, Speaking with Intention, Listening with Compassion
Exploring how compassionate speech and mindful listening can transform our lives, Jack shares how we can navigate culture’s web of lies by using the…
Post-Election Decompression: Navigating Politics, Suffering, and Change with a Loving Heart Amidst It All
We are at a major time of change on this earth, what JoAnna Macy calls 'The Great Turning.' This opportunity asks if we as a species are ready to shif…
[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 266 – Election Decompression: ‘A Loving Presence Amidst It All’ Guided Meditation
Offering decompression from post-election intensity, Jack shares a guided meditation helping us maintain a mindful loving presence amidst it all.
[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 265 – Navigating Politics, Impermanence, Suffering, and the Great Turning of the World
Reflecting on the election, Jack explores how we can most mindfully and lovingly dance with impermanence, suffering, and ‘the great turning’ of th…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 263 – Wise Understanding and the Wisdom of Insecurity
Intersecting the Buddha’s ‘Wise Understanding’ with Alan Watt’s ‘Wisdom of Insecurity,’ Jack illuminates the path of discovering lasting h…
Anger and the Path of Compassion
During times of outrage, difficulty, and disappointment, how can we best transform our fires of reaction, anger, hatred, and despair?
[Video] Heart Wisdom – Ep. 262 – The Liberated Heart: Shifting From Trauma to Loving Awareness with Thomas Hübl, PhD
Discover how to shift from trauma to loving awareness through mindfulness, conscious healing, and compassionate activism with Jack Kornfield and Thoma…
Overcoming Bitterness and Betrayal: A Story of Forgiveness and Redemption
No matter how extreme the circumstances, a transformation of the heart is possible.
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 246 – The Simplicity of Goodness
Jack Kornfield delves into the simplicity of goodness and virtue in a talk spanning Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Amma-ji, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Na…
[Video] Guided Meditation | Opening the Door of Forgiveness
Jack leads a powerful guided meditation practice opening to the sweet nectar of forgiveness.
