Heart Wisdom – Ep. 299 – The End of Exile: A Zen Love Story of Coming Home to Yourself
In this tender and illuminating talk, Jack shares a Zen love story and a path of mindful presence that brings us home—from the stories of the mind t…
Tag: Grief
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 173 – Death as an Advisor
Reflecting on impermanence, Jack explains that despite our physical frailty our spirit can never truly die. Where can we go when we die? Jack explores…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 172 – Mindfulness of Death
Mindfully navigating death, we learn from Jack how to appreciate the vulnerability of one’s final moments on earth. Jack describes the truth death pushes us…
Jack Kornfield on The Duncan Trussell Family Hour – Ep. 518
Jack and Duncan Trussell discuss grief, trauma, rage, Buddhism, and mindfulness for Duncan's podcast "The Duncan Trussell Family Hour."
Honoring Grief
Grief is one of the heart’s natural responses to loss. When we grieve we allow ourselves to feel the truth of our pain, the measure of betrayal or t…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 134 – On Death
We can be the loving witness of this life, yet not cling to it. We can cherish life, yet in the end we will have to let go.
Video: Dharma Talk on Death
How can we find a freedom of heart in this world of birth and death? We can start by acknowledging that everything is subject to change. Death is an a…
Video: Align Yourself with Goodness Meditation
Envision a field of goodness—there are a billion acts of goodness happening in the world right now by parents, children, friends, teachers, nurses, …
The Practice of Forgiveness
Hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed. This is the ancient and eternal law. —Buddha Without forgiveness we are chained to…
Audio: Meditation on Grief II
When great loss comes, the heart needs to grieve. We need to find a way to honor and tend our grief, to respect its deep…
Fearing Death
If you understand—things are just as they are. If you do not understand—things are just as they are. —Zen saying From the universal perspective, all…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 78 – Nachiketa and the Lord of Death
We revisit the adventure from the Upanishads of Nachiketa and his odyssey to meet with the Lord of Death. We look at the wisdom to…
