Video: Bill Ford and Jack Kornfield @ Wisdom 2.0
Taken from the Wisdom 2.0 Conference, Jack sits down with CEO Bill Ford.
Tag: spirituality
Water Into Wine
A century ago, a young student at the great Oxford University in England was taking an important examination in religious studies. The examination question for…
Immediacy
Spiritual Awakening is found in the here and now. In the Zen tradition they say, “After the ecstasy, the laundry.” Spiritual maturity manifests itself in…
Spiritual Life Takes Courage
Equanimity is not indifference, and compassion is not pity. True spirituality  requires us to be fully present for life. For us to begin to look…
Awareness of the Dance
At times in intensive spiritual training, or in extreme or accidental circumstances, powerful altered states and energetic processes can emerge. We may become frightened by…
Karma & Habit
In the ancient texts, karma is written as a compound word, karma-vipaka. Karma-vipaka means “action and result,” or what we call cause and effect. This…
The Factors of Enlightenment
One of the clearest and most useful ways to describe practice is in the terms of the seven factors of enlightenment. These are the natural…
The Gates of Awakening
Every spiritual tradition has stories of those who have awakened from their usual dreamlike state to a sacred way of being. Through initiation, purification, or…
Attitudes Toward Altered States
The following passage is taken from, “A Path With Heart: A Guide Through The Perils And Promises of Spiritual Life” Before we can understand non-ordinary…
Tending the Garden of the Dharma for 25 Years
by Walt Opie Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since…
Buddhists Betray the Teachings
 “A religion known for nonviolence is being used to fuel a genocidal campaign against the Muslims of Burma. Inside the coming, September 2014 Shambhala Sun,…
Video: Jack Kornfield on Oprah’s “SuperSoul Sunday”
Jack sat down with Oprah on “SuperSoul Sunday” and answered the questions: What is Buddhism? How can it help your daily life? Is it a…
