
Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield Ep. 21 - What Changes Us
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May 19, 2015 Explore the spiritual journey of becoming our true selves through crisis, trauma, and retreat. Discover how mindfulness and nature connect us to deeper awakening and compassion. Reflect on personal health challenges and the importance of embracing mortality with grace. Learn to cultivate inner peace and love as foundations for activism, while encouraging a mindful approach to environmental care. This insightful discussion reveals how joy and freedom often emerge from reminders of our shared human experiences.
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Two Dimensions of Meditation
- Meditation has two dimensions: training for clarity and an invitation to mystery.
- One trains capacities like presence and the other is not self-improvement.
Meeting Gorillas
- Jack Kornfield shares a story about visiting gorillas with Lisa Hamburger.
- This emphasizes the wonder of being alive and present on Earth.
Awakening, Not Enlightenment
- Jack Kornfield dislikes the word "enlightenment" preferring "awakening" or "wonder."
- He believes it's about awakening to who we are, here and now.
