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Jack Kornfield



Jack Kornfield, PhD, is an American vipassana Buddhist teacher, activist, and bestselling author focusing on making Buddhism accessible to a Western audience. He has written numerous books and led international trainings on the subjects of meditation and mindfulness, and he is a cofounder of Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Meditation Center.

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Jack Kornfield - Meta, Compassion and Self Hatred

Jack Kornfield talking with Joseph Goldstein at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, July 2013 - Deep Dharma Practice - 25 year celebration with Michelle Latvala, Director of Spirit Rock.

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Jack Kornfield
2013
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Discovering Our Nobility: A Psychology of Original Goodness

Prominent Buddhist teacher and psychologist Jack Kornfield proposes a new psychology, one based not on a model of sickness but on Buddhism’s belief in the inherent nobility, beauty, and freedom of human nature.

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Jack Kornfield
2008
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The Psychology of the Awakened Heart - A Training in the Four Essentials for a Healthy and Joyful Life

The meditation practices passed down from the Buddha are beautiful, time-tested ways to awaken a compassionate, joyful, and loving heart.

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Quiet Mind, Steady Heart Meditation–Jack Kornfield

During these challenging times it's important to steady our hearts so we can tend ourselves and then respond and tend the world around us from a place of a wiser, more peaceful heart.

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Jack Kornfield
2020
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Sandra Oh, Jack Kornfield, and Trudy Goodman on the Future of Buddhism

Leading Buddhist teachers Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman join actor Sandra Oh for a wide-ranging and intimate conversation about their lives, the future of Buddhism in America, and their happy relationship as beloveds.

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Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman
2019
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Mindfulness Daily at Work - Create a Life-Changing Meditation Practice in Less Than 15 Minutes a Day!

Mindfulness Daily at Work brings you a 40-day training in mindfulness meditation with two of the world's most respected meditation teachers, Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. Each daily 10—15 minute lesson includes a short talk and a guided meditation.

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Calm, Clarity, Compassion Dharma Talk - Jack Kornfield

How can we navigate through hard times? This is an excerpt of a talk Jack Kornfield gave with environmentalist Paul Hawken on March 2, 2020 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center on how to stay grounded and steady as we navigate the spread of the Coronavirus and other challenges.

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Jack Kornfield
2020
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Jack Kornfield: "Turn Your Heart Toward What Is Good" | SuperSoul Sunday | Oprah Winfrey Network

Best-selling author Jack Kornfield says Buddhist teachings begin with the idea that people are born whole and good, and that later, they can choose to turn back to their innate goodness.

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Jack Kornfield
2013
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Soul to Soul with Jack Kornfield | SuperSoul Sunday | Oprah Winfrey Network

How does an Ivy-League-educated former monk define God or explain the soul?

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Jack Kornfield
2013
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Jack Kornfield Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Jack has had a profound and direct impact on my life, and I’m thrilled to finally have him on the podcast to share our history, his incredible stories, and practical tactics and techniques that you can use.

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Jack Kornfield
2018
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