Meeting Chaos with Compassion and Humor through “The Roots of Buddhist Psychology”
I invite you to read this wonderful article below by the talented Melissa Hart, celebrating the anniversary of a defining lecture lecture series I sha…
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Heart Wisdom – Ep. 182 – A Life of Greatness with Sarah Grynberg
In this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack connects with lifestyle expert Sarah Grynberg to talk about a life of greatness. “Really, meditation is about deep…
Compassion is Our Nature
Through meditation we gradually open the boundaries of consciousness to compassion for all beings, as if they were part of our family. We learn that e…
Jack Kornfield on Mind & Life Podcast: Wisdom for our Times
During this podcast, we discuss links between Buddhism and psychology in terms of healing and self; the problem of spiritual bypassing; how to work wi…
Abundance and Gratitude
Mistakenly, some people think that Buddhism condemns all desire. But there is no getting rid of desire. Instead, Buddhist psychology leads us from desire…
The Colorings of Consciousness
Consciousness is colored by the states that visit it.—Buddha “Eh,” my teacher Ajahn Chah would peer at me when I was having a hard time,…
Freedom from Suffering
“In a world of tension and breakdown it is necessary for there to be those who seek to integrate their inner lives not by avoiding…
Understanding Your Own Mind
In popular Western culture we are taught that the way to achieve happiness is to change our external environment to fit our wishes. But this…
Why We Suffer
Like the mother of the world who carries the pain of the world in her heart, you are sharing in the totality of this…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 71 – The Essence of Buddhist Psychology: Cultivating Loving Awareness
From the beginning in Buddhist psychology, compassion and awareness are what went together. In order to be present for experience there has to be some…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 70 – The Essence of Buddhist Psychology: Part 1
Buddhist teachings have been taught as both philosophy and religion but in its original form, Buddhist teachings are really a science of the mind. If…
Optimal Mental Health
“With wisdom let your mind full of love pervade one quarter of the world, and so to the second, third and fourth quarter. Fill the…
