Illustrating how to free yourself from fear and opinion, Jack reveals how to overcome suffering by cultivating a pure heart.
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“The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring there.” – Robert M. Pirsig
In this episode, Jack skillfully illuminates:
- Skillful ways to free yourself from stuck views and opinions
- Ram Dass’s teaching advice to Jack
- Balancing life’s sufferings with life’s joys
- Zen wisdom on how to drop your views
- Accepting what you see and rejecting what you think
- Overcoming suffering by living with a pure heart
- Buddha’s ‘Fire Sermon’ teachings
- The way attachment connects to fear, and how to get to the root
- How views and opinions keep you separate, ego-focused, and defensive
- Working with racism and fear by imbibing wakefulness and mindfulness
- Overcoming opinions and and views by the method of noting/naming
This Dharma Talk originally recorded on 1/1/1989 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.
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.
Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of new dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.
Listen to more from Jack:
Tune into Ep. 109 of Heart Wisdom: This Too Shall Pass
Learn about Living with a Peaceful Heart in Ep. 91 of Heart Wisdom
Check out Ep. 90 of Heart Wisdom to learn about Healing Through Loving Awareness
Listen to more Stories That Open the Mind, Mend the Heart and Lead to Joy with Jack Kornfield in Ep.92 of Heart Wisdom
Tune into Ep. 102 of Heart Wisdom: The Wisdom of the One Who Knows
Check out Ep. 1 of Heart Wisdom to gain wisdom on Impermanence
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