Video: Living a Full Life
Jack Kornfield and Frank Ostaseski discuss what it means to live a full life during a Monday night dharma talk at Spirit Rock. “In any…
Tag: Mindfulness
The Beauty of Beginner’s Mind
The wisdom of uncertainty frees us from what Buddhist psychology calls the thicket of views and opinions. “Seeing misery in those who cling to views,…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 51 – Identity and Freedom
Jack delivers a talk on how identity leads us to suffer and shares the Buddha’s path towards freedom from that suffering. The Buddha’s teachings are…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 50 – The Bodhisattva and the Power of Intention
On this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack helps us figure out how to come back to our lives after a retreat, explores the power of…
Video: Learning to Surf
With mindfulness, we are learning to observe in a new way, with balance and a powerful disidentification. We can begin to sense and observe the…
Video: Guided Meditation
The practice of meditation does not ask us to become a Buddhist or a meditator or a spiritual person. It invites us to fulfill the…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 42 – The Perfume of Dharma
A timely discussion about the rapid expansion of mindfulness practice and the importance and value in sharing our own stories for the well-being of others.…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 41 – Seeing Anew
A succinct reminder of the ever-present possibility to step out from the blinders of our ordinary perception, from the fear and anxiety of modern life,…
Reclaiming Our Lost Sense of Self
How can our practice help us develop a healthy and full sense of self? How can we come to true self? There are several aspects…
Patience is the Wrong Word
Patience has a certain impatience built into it. In Zen the word is “constancy.” Instead of patience, constancy is a kind of dedication to what…
Enacting Mindfully
Another means for working with difficulties is called Enacting It Mindfully. Let’s face it, we act out most of our desires anyway. In this way,…
Video: What Makes a Wise & Just Society?
How can we mindfully navigate this life? The outer developments of humanity must be matched by inner developments. At this time, we are, as the…
