Point of Relation with Thomas Huebl

Jack Kornfield | Stories of Transformation

Jan 27, 2026
Jack Kornfield, a trained Buddhist monk and psychologist who helped bring mindfulness West, shares tales from his new book. He explores elderhood, the healing power of small compassionate acts, using stories to open hearts. Conversations touch on trauma, sacred pauses that shift lives, and ways ordinary encounters and rituals can mend collective suffering.
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INSIGHT

Elderhood Holds Perspective

  • An elder holds wide perspective and reminds others of their inherent freedom beneath suffering.
  • Jack Kornfield says elders comfort by seeing cycles and meeting suffering with loving presence.
ANECDOTE

Joanna Macy’s Lifelong Yes

  • Joanna Macy modeled remaining open-hearted and fully alive into her 90s, both activist and lover of simple pleasures.
  • Jack Kornfield recounts hearing Joanna urge him to ‘get the damn thing’ and to keep saying yes to life.
INSIGHT

Problems Are Rooted In The Heart

  • Global crises stem from patterns in the human heart like greed, fear, and ignorance, not from technology alone.
  • Jack Kornfield argues true transformation requires shifting consciousness toward love, generosity, and wisdom.
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