In this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack illuminates the law of karma and shares how we can overcome habits in order to live a life of awareness.
This talk from New Years Day 1/1/1988 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.
“To live a life of awareness asks a lot of us—it asks that we know ourselves, know our feelings, and know our hearts.” – Jack Kornfield
In this episode, Jack compassionately outlines:
- How to move past our karmas to live a life of awareness
- Listening inside to find integrity with our words, actions, and hearts
- Buddha’s emphasis on working with our feelings to find freedom
- How not to get caught in reaction to the ‘Eight Worldly Winds’
- Understanding the law of karma and law of change
- Overcoming our habits and shaping our future with awareness
- Understanding our motivations in our actions
- Discerning between feelings in the body and our mind’s stories
- Diffusing overpowering emotions with awareness
“The first part of karma is simply that things keep changing, and that how we respond to them creates our future. What’s in our hearts that motivates us, creates how the future will be.” – Jack Kornfield
“Wisdom—understanding, living wisely—comes from the cultivation of awareness.” – 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.
Dive into Jack’s ongoing dharma offerings and transformational online courses on the new JackKornfield.com
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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