Jack explores the universal nature of Dharma, the different meanings of 'Dharma', Joseph Goldstein's accidental teacher encounter, the paradox of Tibetan Dream Yoga, and delves into karma, impermanence, attachment, and loving kindness. They also discuss the significance of memories and dreams, and the importance of transcending duality to embrace wisdom.
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Sufi Dance
At a retreat, Sufi participants introduced the Dance of Universal Peace to Jack Kornfield's Buddhist group.
The dance involved two circles moving in opposite directions, chanting "I love you when you come, I love you when you go."
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Dying and Becoming
We must practice "dying and becoming," letting go and rejoining in new ways.
Otherwise, life becomes a confused struggle, clinging to assumptions about time and order.
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Unexpected Loss
A young man died unexpectedly after graduating college, highlighting the precariousness of life.
This tragedy emphasizes the need to live fully in each moment, appreciating the present.
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Jack returns to explore the nature of Dharma as universal, immediate, timeless, beneficial, protective, and available to all.
"The Dharma is universal, it's immediate, it's open-handed, it's to be experienced by each person for themselves directly, it's timeless. The truth of life is here to be discovered for any individual with eyes open to see." – Jack Kornfield
In this episode, Jack mindfully navigates:
Sufis introducing the Dance of Universal Peace to Jack's retreat of Buddhists
Dharma as universal, immediate, timeless, beneficial, protective, and available to all
The various meanings of 'Dharma': the teachings, the physical/emotional elements of the world, personal destiny/path, and Universal Laws/Truth
How Joseph Goldstein accidentally found his teacher Munindraji while on the way to take LSD under the Bodhi Tree
Karma, impermanence, duality, selflessness, attachment, metta (loving kindness), and the preciousness of life
The Vipassana paradox of Tibetan Dream Yoga
"The Dharma protects those who follow it like a great umbrella in the rainy season." – Jack Kornfield
This Dharma Talk from 12/05/1987 was originally published on DharmaSeed.
Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield