Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Ep. 141 – How and Why We Become Enlightened

Feb 22, 2022
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INSIGHT

Paradox in Practice

  • Embrace paradox in spiritual practice, accepting seemingly contradictory truths.
  • Recognize the simultaneous existence of self and selflessness, form and emptiness, and perfection and the need for improvement.
INSIGHT

Sudden and Gradual Awakening

  • Awakening occurs both suddenly, in moments of presence, and gradually, through practice.
  • Recognize the timeless realm amidst everyday experiences.
ANECDOTE

The Universe as a Hut

  • A Daoist master, when confronted about his nakedness, declared the universe his hut and the small hut his pants.
  • This illustrates the expansive nature of awareness beyond the confines of the individual self.
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