Exploring the great mystery of life and existence, Jack shares enlightening insights on the playful nature of wisdom.
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“The beautiful thing is, wisdom is gracious.” – Jack Kornfield
Fresh from an adventure in Costa Rica, Jack offers wisdom on:
- Spelunking the great mystery of life
- Wisdom as inherently gracious and playful
- Balancing compassion with emptiness
- How to speak with suffering people
- Joanna Macy and the “Great Turning” of human civilization
- Ram Dass, Ajahn Chah, and Stephen Levine
- “Central Casting” and the human experience
- How Jack and his colleagues handle their own aging
This Dharma Talk was originally recorded on 2/19/2024 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk and Meditation. Register to join Jack’s next livestream at JackKornfield.com/events
“It’s all empty and it all matters.” – Jack Kornfield
“Meditation is not about gaining or attaining something, it’s about seeing the world with the heart of wisdom.” – Jack Kornfield
About Jack Kornfield:
Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as. a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.