prior to developing awareness of what's present, it's helpful to stabalize mind and body through sila and samadhi

In this talk, from the Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Jack Kornfield discusses how to navigate change in relation to the Buddhist concept of impermanence. He touches on the importance of meditation in cultivating a healthier perspective toward change. When we are quiet, we can rest in loving awareness and see our true nature from the heart of understanding. When we accept that change is inevitable, and find our composure in that knowledge, we can reenter the river of experience.

Jack Kornfield Heart Wisdom Hour - Ep. 01 - Impermanence

Sample tracks from Sharon Salzberg's, "Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation"

Real Happiness Excerpt

Grief is one of the heart’s natural responses to loss. When we grieve we allow ourselves to feel the truth of our pain, the measure of betrayal or tragedy in our life. By our willingness to mourn, we slowly acknowledge, integrate, and accept the truth of our losses. Sometimes the best way to let go is to simply grieve.

It takes courage to grieve, to honor the pain we carry. We can grieve in tears or in meditative silence, in prayer or in song. In touching the pain of recent and long-held griefs, we come face to face with our genuine human vulnerability, with helplessness and hopelessness. These are the storm clouds of the heart.

Meditation On Grief - Jack Kornfield

Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes, and as human beings we are all vulnerable to its potential effects.  But how can we meet trauma with tenderness and courage? Healing is so often a precursor to the practice of liberation itself, but true release requires a familiarity with emotions and the capacity to be present for them. Through mindfulness we can develop the compassion necessary to approach our traumas.  When we can first bare it, we then have a choice of what to do with it.  Once our story can be told it often loses its hold.

Jack Kornfield - Heart Wisdom - Ep. 05 - Trauma And Freedom

Well being is the deep contentment that arises from a relaxed, wakeful presence. This talk explores the beliefs and habits that contract us away form presence, and several key ways we can nourish our natural capacity for happiness.

True Happiness Realizing Well Being - TaraBrach

The most basic truths we forget, and one is this: if we don't love ourselves, we can't love life. In the most basic way, attending to and embracing our inner life reveals the nature of reality. This talk looks at the genesis of self-aversions and several pathways that open us to the loving presence that is our source. (from 2015 IMCW Spring Retreat)

Loving Yourself Into Freedom - TaraBrach (retreat talk)

In EPISODE #16 of our Walk the Wu Wei series, you’ll discover a range of simple steps that will empower you to positively deal with any current or past life issues that are holding you back, and emerge stronger, wiser and happier.

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~ why the words and self-talk you use to label yourself and your life challenges have the ability to inhibit you or allow you to flourish

~ a healthy and authentic way to deal with current life problems that will boost your emotional resilience and ability to manage future difficulties

~ why the three principles of acceptance, compassionate self-responsibility and mindfulness are essential for a thriving mindset.

Ordained Taoist master and therapist, David James Lees, and life-coach, Alexandra Lees, share their inspirational Wu Wei Wisdom on the real-life challenges faced by their clients and community members in their Walk the Wu Wei series.

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Are You Thriving Or Surviving? - Walk The Wu Wei #016

Real Happiness Challenge 2018 • Week 3 Gathering with Amy Gross 

The local NYC gathering for week three of the 2018 Real Happiness Challenge is hosted by New York Insight and guided by Amy Gross. Amy will introduce the week three focus, "Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions". This includes working with difficult emotions and also cultivating positive emotions for greater balance and resilience. The gathering includes a short talk on the coming week’s theme, a guided meditation by Amy, and time for question and answer dialogue.

2018 Real Happiness Challenge • Week Three Gathering w Amy Gross

Here is a 13-minute practice to steady your heart in the time of
coronavirus.

A Steady Heart in the Time of Coronavirus #1 - Jack Kornfield

In times of stress, it’s important to discover ways to quiet our minds and tend our hearts. This meditation and visualization can help us cultivate an inner refuge that can guide us through difficult times.

Refuge in Difficult Times - Jack Kornfield

Meditation is an invitation in this moment’s practice to turn our attention to our body, heart and mind. Begin to pay attention to this mysterious human incarnation. Feel how your body is breathing itself… you don’t have to do anything. Add metta or lovingkindness to each breath. With each breath in, fill your body and being with lovingkindness for yourself. With each breath out, sense you are sending love out to the world.

Visit www.jackkornfield.com for meditations, articles & other materials.

Breathe Love In, Breathe Love Out Meditation — Jack Kornfield

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