As winter deepens, Jack displays on the quiet mild that doesn’t exit—the heat of compassion, generosity, and braveness that sustains us by darkish seasons. By way of tales of on a regular basis kindness and historic knowledge, he invitations us to have a tendency the inside fireplace that heals and connects us.
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“That’s what you carry. That’s who you actually are. That’s what was born in you, is the nice coronary heart of compassion and tenderness.” –Jack Kornfield
On this episode, Jack explores:
- Compassion as a response to concern
- On a regular basis acts of generosity
- Tending the inside fireplace throughout darkish seasons
- Newbie’s thoughts and seeing with surprise
- Including your mild to a troubled and exquisite world
“The center can’t do something however tenderness and mercy after we actually hear.” –Jack Kornfield
Jack’s new e-book is out now!: All in This Collectively: Tales and Teachings for Loving Every Different and Our World
This Dharma Discuss initially happened 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 educated as a Buddhist monk within the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, learning as a monk underneath the Buddhist grasp Ven. Ajahn Chah, in addition to the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is likely one of the key academics to introduce Buddhist mindfulness observe to the West. Jack co-founded the Perception Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation academics Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Heart in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and bought greater than one million copies.
Jack is at present providing a beautiful array of transformational on-line programs diving into essential subjects like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Strolling the Eightfold Path, Opening the Coronary heart of Forgiveness, Dwelling Superbly, Reworking Your Life By way of Highly effective Tales, and a lot extra. Join an All Entry Cross to discover Jack’s total course library. If you want a 12 months’s price 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.
“Maybe there is just one individual’s voice lacking for peace to come back into the world.” –Jack Kornfield, retelling a conventional instructing


