Jack Kornfield, a renowned meditation teacher and author, dives into the depths of healing the heart. He discusses how to navigate grief and the unfinished business of our emotions, encouraging compassion and vulnerability. The conversation highlights the importance of self-acceptance and connecting with our true nature, presenting meditation as a courageous act. Kornfield emphasizes that the mind should not be taken seriously, advocating for a heart-centered approach to life, allowing healing through understanding emptiness and interconnectedness.
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Unfinished Business of the Heart
When we stop and become still, we encounter unprocessed emotions and experiences.
Spiritual practice often involves grieving and letting go of these.
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The Awakened Heart
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche describes the awakened heart as tender and sad.
This sadness arises from openness, not mistreatment, and has transformative power.
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Self-Acceptance
We are taught to suppress emotions, leading to disconnection from ourselves and what we care about.
Self-acceptance is crucial for spiritual growth and reawakens feeling and trust.
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“Don’t live in the mind, rest in the heart and let the mind come and go as it will. This is discovering your Buddha Nature.” – Jack Kornfield
In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:
Working with the ‘unfinished business of the heart’ – grief, sorrows, longing, wounds, loss
Honoring life’s ‘ocean of tears’ with love and kind attention
Cultivating the courage to allow your heart to be broken
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and the tender heart of a warrior
Self-acceptance, allowing yourself to feel, and reawakening a trust in yourself
Healing the mind by seeing clearly and not taking it so seriously
Resting the in heart and letting the mind come and go
Discovering Your Buddha Nature, your fundamental ground of being
The technique of seeing the world as enlightened, and the path as yours
The healing encased within understanding emptiness, selflessness, and letting go
Meditation as a truly courageous act
“The problem with the mind mostly is that we take it seriously.” – Jack Kornfield
“Healing of the mind is when we can hold in our hearts all that arises, and sense a rest and a goodness, a wholeness in us.” – Jack Kornfield
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This episode recorded in 1991 was originally published on DharmaSeed.
Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield 