Ep. 264 – Right Attitude, Wise Aspiration, Mindful Thought
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Nov 20, 2024
Discover the transformative power of Right Attitude and Wise Aspiration to enhance daily life. Explore how self-awareness can reshape emotional patterns and habits, leading to personal growth. Dive into stories from Buddhist tradition that highlight kindness and noble perspectives. Learn the significance of openness and curiosity over defensiveness, nurturing a mindful approach to life's challenges. Embrace the notion of beginner's mind to appreciate the present moment as an unrepeatable miracle.
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The Power of Mind
The mind is central to everything that happens to us.
Our thoughts and attitudes shape our lives and the world's response.
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Ananda and Pakati
Ananda asked Pakati, an Untouchable, for water, disregarding her caste.
Buddha taught that nobility comes from the heart, not birth.
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Racism as a Wound
The teachings of equality haven't been fully realized in the world.
Racism remains a deep wound in Western society, hindering our ability to see each other clearly.
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Helping us reflect on our daily habits and feelings, Jack shares how Right Attitude, Wise Aspiration, and Mindful Thought allow us to uncover the sweet joy of living in The Way.
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“With Wise Attitude we begin to discover the power of kindness, the joy in not grasping, the delight in generosity, the ease in letting go, and the immediacy of freedom and liberation that is here in every moment.” – Jack Kornfield
Exploring the second step of the Eightfold Path, Jack mindfully shares on:
Right Attitude, Wise Thought, the second step on the Eightfold Path
Seeing directly the true power of mind and heart
Overcoming habitual patterns of thought, action, and attitude
The Buddha on nobility, integrity, and the heart
Overcoming greed, hatred, and delusion
Knowing the sweet joy of living in The Way
Wise Aspiration and the path of the Bodhisattva
Reflecting on our attitude around death
Rumi, Stephen Levine, Martin Luther King Jr, Suzuki Roshi, and Alan Watts
Taking what life gives us as “grist for the mill” of awakening
Examining spiritual teachings in our own life (what works, what doesn’t?)
Trading ‘protection and defensiveness’ for ‘openness and curiosity’
Accepting each moment as an unrepeatable miracle
Beginner’s Mind and Don’t Know Mind
Openness, respect, and compassion
“It is knowing what is true that brings ourselves freedom. We don’t get free by making ourselves free.” – Jack Kornfield
“It is only through mercy, through the kindness of compassion, that reconciliation happens, that what’s locked in suffering begins to grow and breathe new life.” – Jack Kornfield
This Dharma Talk recorded in 1992 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.
Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield