Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield
The Jack Kornfield Heart Wisdom hour celebrates Jack’s ability to mash up his long established Buddhist practices with many other mystical traditions, revealing the poignancy of life’s predicaments and the path to finding freedom from self-interest, self-judgment and unhappiness.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 304
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Ep. 24 - Gates of Awakening
A spacious walk through the shifts of identity that often occur as we move from the smaller sense of self into that place of loving awareness, the ‘one who knows’. This opening can be understood as t…
00:56:39 |
Mon 29 Jun 2015
Ep. 23 - Garden of the Heart
Spiritual practice requires of us a kind and devoted attention to the opening of the body as well as the heart. We cultivate the necessary space through a quieting of the mind, and invite a sense of …
00:54:32 |
Mon 15 Jun 2015
Ep. 22 - Bodhisattva
What attitude can we carry into a world of conflict and difficulty that will allow us to treasure and fully embody the work we do in practice? In this talk, Jack details the teachings of the Bodhisat…
00:54:57 |
Thu 04 Jun 2015
Ep. 21 - What Changes Us
The spiritual path seems as much a journey of becoming who we are, rather than attaining some elevated sense of self. But what circumstances must arise in order for us to honor our particular incarna…
00:59:45 |
Tue 19 May 2015
Ep. 20 - Poetry and Beauty
The heart needs poetry much like the Earth needs rain. It is the music, the harmony, and the bearer of truth throughout our life’s journey. To uncover our poetic sensibility is to begin to find the r…
00:58:05 |
Mon 04 May 2015
Ep. 19 - Buddhist Psychology
Our experience of life is described as a river that we embody, that we are a part of, rather than simply living in. Awareness is ever-present, as we learn to become mindful of our experiences withou…
01:02:06 |
Sun 26 Apr 2015
Ep. 18 - Redemption
Ancient Buddhist tales of redemption are recounted to encourage our understanding that it is never to late to start anew. The object of meditation is to sit in the midst of this mysterious human inca…
00:40:26 |
Tue 14 Apr 2015
Ep. 17 - Jack and Duncan Trussell Part Deux
Jack sits down with our podcast guru, Duncan Trussell for part two of their conversation.
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01:00:55 |
Fri 03 Apr 2015
Ep. 16 - Factors of Enlightenment
Our fundamental wakefulness can be described by certain qualities of enlightenment that speak to our inherent nobility. It is in the remembering of these factors that we can taste the freedom of reco…
00:54:01 |
Mon 23 Mar 2015
Ep. 15 - The Awakened Heart
We all carry questions about our lives and how we might find relief from the struggles we encounter throughout our mysterious incarnations. Who are we and how can we come to understand what it truly …
00:54:29 |
Tue 10 Mar 2015
Ep. 14 - Simplicity and Sympathy
The spirit of simplicity, presence and sympathy of heart can carry us through the most difficult and beautiful of times. When we learn to make peace with the way life is, with the understanding that …
00:43:30 |
Mon 02 Mar 2015
Ep. 13 - Joy and it's Causes
Mudita is the joy and happiness experienced for oneself and others. This joy is born into everyone, but is not limited to the innocence afforded in childhood. It is alive in all of us, and mindfulnes…
00:54:13 |
Mon 16 Feb 2015
Ep. 12 - The One Who Knows
Behind all the drama of our lives, there is something unchanging and ever-present, for everyone to discover. Our methods and practices point us in the direction of this awakening, as we move from rea…
00:51:59 |
Mon 26 Jan 2015
Ep. 11 - Freedom of the Heart
The vastness of the human heart is as timeless as it is profound. No matter the circumstance, we can choose to remain openhearted, knowing that the possibility of freedom is available to everyone.
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00:42:20 |
Tue 06 Jan 2015
Ep. 10 - Nothing Left Out
'It's not the future of humanity, but the presence of eternity'. With this in mind, we begin to understand the necessity for acceptance, in all aspects of our experience. The invitation offered throu…
00:55:01 |
Tue 23 Dec 2014
Ep. 9 - Through the Eyes of Wisdom
Wisdom is eternally gracious; it sees the world as it is, vast and ever changing. It allows us to become ourselves, to awaken to the actual experience of existence, without getting caught in it. We e…
00:40:17 |
Thu 11 Dec 2014
Ep. 8 - Transforming Darkness
In attempting to draw light into our lives, we inevitably encounter the intrinsic darkness that surrounds our existence. Our task, as honorable beings, is to avoid letting the ignorant darkness take …
00:45:54 |
Tue 25 Nov 2014
Ep. 7 - Holding Identity Lightly
Consciousness itself is the witness to our lives, and we are born with it, in its purest form. It knows that what we often identify with is not who we truly are. The practices of compassion, mindfuln…
00:30:20 |
Tue 18 Nov 2014
Ep. 6 - Mental Hygiene with Natasha Leggero
Jack is joined by actress and comedian, Natasha Leggero, for an enlightening conversation about maintaining composure in seemingly chaotic times. Jack explains that our outer progress must be matched…
00:50:48 |
Tue 11 Nov 2014
Ep. 5 - Trauma and Freedom
Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes, and as human beings we are all vulnerable to its potential effects. But how can we meet trauma with tenderness and courage? Healing is so often a precursor to th…
00:48:43 |
Tue 04 Nov 2014
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