Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield cover image

Ep. 159 – Practice in Daily Life: Walking the Eightfold Path

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

CHAPTER

Meditation - The Only Game in Town

meditation can open for us as a possibility in our sitting and even in the difficulties is this possibility of learning to be free. And perhaps because it's our deepest desire to discover our true nature, to come to some sense of our oneness with life or to understand who we are. The basic difference between an ordinary person and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary person takeseverything as a blessing or a curse. Only as a warrior says Don Juan, a spiritual warrior can one withstand the path of knowledge. Their life is an endless challenge and challenges cannot possibly be good or bad.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner