As we absolutely enter the winter season, Jack displays on the traditional that means of solstice—the standing nonetheless—and what turns into attainable after we enable ourselves to pause. In a world formed by pace, grief, and uncertainty, he invitations us into stillness as a sacred act.
Jack’s new guide is out now!: All in This Collectively: Tales and Teachings for Loving Every Different and Our World
“To have the ability to come collectively and never do something is a unprecedented factor in our tradition and our time.” –Jack Kornfield
On this episode, Jack explores:
- The sacred that means of the winter solstice
- Stillness as a religious observe
- Impermanence and the uncertainty of human life
- Holding grief and wonder on the similar time
- Delivery, dying, and remembering what really issues
“Think about that is your final day. Who would you name? What would you say? And why are you ready?” –Jack Kornfield, reflecting on a instructing from Stephen Levine
This Dharma Discuss initially befell in Dec 2025 for the Spirit Rock Monday Evening Dharma Discuss and Guided Meditation. Keep updated with Jack’s upcoming livestreams and occasions right here.
About Jack Kornfield:
Jack Kornfield skilled as a Buddhist monk within the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, finding out as a monk below the Buddhist grasp Ven. Ajahn Chah, in addition to the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is without doubt one of the key lecturers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness observe to the West. Jack co-founded the Perception Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation lecturers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Middle in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and offered greater than 1,000,000 copies.
Jack is at present providing an exquisite array of transformational on-line programs diving into essential matters like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Strolling the Eightfold Path, Opening the Coronary heart of Forgiveness, Dwelling Superbly, Reworking Your Life By means of Highly effective Tales, and a lot extra. Join an All Entry Go to discover Jack’s whole course library. If you need a 12 months’s value of on-line meetups with Jack and fellow group, be part of The 12 months of Awakening: A Month-to-month Journey with Jack Kornfield.
