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In this dharma talk from 1986, Jack Kornfield explores a few truths about life that are really all we need to know, and how our direct experiences of these truths lead to freedom.




This Jack Kornfield talk given at Spirit Rock in 1986 was originally published on Dharma Seed.

Jack Kornfield – Heart Wisdom – Ep. 129 – All We Need to Know

The Art of Contemplation

Julie Esterly is active in the death care movement, part of the reclamation of death as a culturally recognized part of life. We speak of our culture's death rituals, the necessity of realizing death in order to fully realize life, and the connection between the denial of death and the denial of life, which takes specific form in collective ecocide. Is this a depressing topic? No. See if you come a little more alive through this conversation.

More about Julie Esterly at esterly.com and her work at naturaldeathcareinitiative.org

New & Ancient Story

Julie Esterly: Mystery of Life, Death, and Earth (E43)

Luz Gonçalves Brito is a Brazilian anthropologist who brings academics and spirituality together in an exquisite way. Our conversation was like a meditation, touching on the inseparability of the spiritual from the ecological and political. For example: ecology, like spirituality, is ultimately a search for connection. Luz's research is not only scholarly -- you may feel chills as I did upon hearing her sing the song given to her by a river.

Luz Gonçalves Brito: Spirituality is the Search for Connection (E44)

Sports Illustrated calls Trevor Moawad “the world’s best brain trainer.” With an accolade like that, and a history of working with the world’s elite athletes, you might expect him to have some sort of fancy, highly-complex system. If so, your expectations would be wrong. Moawad keeps it simple and straight-forward, focusing on changing what people say, what they consume, and how they form habits. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Trevor Moawad discusses a realistic alternative to the trendy idea of positive thinking, explains the connection between what you say out loud and how your life turns out, and proves conclusively that, contrary to popular belief, your past does not predict your future. This episode is brought to you by: Indeed: Post your job today at  and get a free sponsored job upgrade on your first posting. Better Help: Get 10% off your first month at  &nbsp; SHOW NOTES: &nbsp; Negative thinking is bad, but positive thinking doesn’t work all the time either [2:42] It’s much easier to change what you say than it is to change what you think [7:07] Trevor tells stories of how people talked negative outcomes into existence [8:26] Tom and Trevor discuss Man’s Search for Meaning [12:13] Everyone has messed up thoughts, but you don’t have to say it out loud [13:36] Your past does not predict your future [15:48] You have to ask: what do I want, why do I want it, and why don’t I have it [20:06] If you watch 3 minutes of news it increases your chances of having a bad day by 27% [22:34] Trevor explains why hope matters [23:21] Trevor discusses why he says choice is an illusion [25:13] Trevor shares the impact he wants to have on the world [30:12] &nbsp; QUOTES: &nbsp; “If someone says something out loud, it’s ten times more powerful than if they think it.” [7:07] &nbsp; “Negativity is a multiple of four to seven times more powerful than positivity. So think about that. If I say something out loud, it’s 10x. If it’s negative, it’s four to seven times more powerful. So when I say negative things out loud, it’s 40 to 70 times more likely that that will happen--or cause a result that won’t be good for me--than if I just didn’t say anything.” [7:21] &nbsp; “If you say stupid sh*t out loud ultimately you’re predicting and perpetuating exactly what you don’t want to have happen.” [13:42] &nbsp; “The past is real. But the only thing that makes it predictive is if my behavior stays the same.” [16:00] &nbsp; FOLLOW: &nbsp; WEBSITE:  INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; FACEBOOK: &nbsp; TWITTER: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: &nbsp; “It Takes What It Takes: How to Think Neutrally and Gain Control of Your Life”, Trevor Moawad &nbsp; “Man’s Search for Meaning”, Viktor Frankl &nbsp;

Trevor Moawad on How to Control Your Negative Thoughts | Impact Theory

We have over-complicated health and wellness. And we may be emphasizing food and exercise too much when stress, touch and sex are just as important. Dr. Rangan Chatterjee knows that people are needlessly suffering, and change is quite possible. Not only is it possible, but it may be much simpler than most people realize. On this episode of Conversations with Tom, Rangan and Tom Bilyeu discuss how crucially important human touch is, and talk extensively about how harmful stress is. Dr. Chatterjee even claims that stress is a bigger part of digestive disorders than food is. This is not the only controversial claim he makes, but he has both the research and the life experience treating patients to back up what he says. After watching this episode you may very well conclude that it’s the simple things that we need to get right: human touch, intimacy, and relaxation. The complexity and the tech can wait. This episode is brought to you by: Skillshare: Explore your creativity at  for 2 free months of Premium Membership.  Tresta: Start your free 30-day trial at  SHOW NOTES: &nbsp; Rangan talks about hanging on to the toxic emotion of guilt as a parent [0:04] How do you let go of toxic emotions? [2:53] Does all addiction come down to childhood trauma? [4:33] Tom and Rangan discuss the fact that you can’t want personal growth for someone [6:41] Do people really need to suffer in order to get motivated to truly change? [9:59] Rangan contends that most people are walking around unconscious to what matters [11:12] Rangan talks about what happens when people really have to face their trauma [16:18] Breakthroughs are extraordinary, but real change requires day-to-day work [19:33] How do you get people to start working out who don’t want to work out? [21:37] What do you do when your spouse is not on a growth path? [24:47] Rangan says the point of life is to figure out who you are. Tom disagrees. [25:28] Rangan explains losing his passion for soccer, and wonders if the passion was ever real [30:47] Tom says that there is no such thing as a fundamental self [38:13] Rangan says that his journey was absolutely one of letting go of false selves [40:36] Tom advocates that everything about anyone’s worldview and values is made up [48:12] Rangan talks about stripping away the layers of the onion to find who he really is [50:55] Tom discusses the need for quiet and stillness to shut out everyone else’s opinions [55:55] When you can see that your self is a construct, then you can start to un-construct it [59:10] Diet and exercise is over-emphasized compared to overwhelming stress [1:01:33] Rangan believes that stress is fundamentally what’s causing lower libido and infertility [1:04:09] Stress is also a bigger component than food when it comes to digestive disorders [1:06:39] Rangan describes methods to relax before eating [1:13:06] Rangan and Tom discuss optimal breathing methods [1:18:01] Rangan describes the mindfulness practices he uses [1:22:12] Rangan and Tom discuss that how stress interferes with sex [1:23:31] A lack of close, nourishing relationships is one of the biggest causes of stress [1:29:55] Rangan and Tom discuss how touch has become something to be avoided [1:39:12] Rangan recommends that everyone do what he calls a “3D greeting” [1:44:04] There might be a point where you are having too much sex [1:48:21] Technology has harmed intimacy [1:51:24] &nbsp; BOOKS MENTIONED:&nbsp; &nbsp; “The Stress Solution”, Rangan Chatterjee &nbsp; FOLLOW RANGAN: &nbsp; WEBSITE:  INSTAGRAM: &nbsp; FACEBOOK: &nbsp; TWITTER: &nbsp;

Conversations with Tom | Rangan Chatterjee on How You Find Out Who You Really Are

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

This 13-minute practice is a way to hold yourself and all those around you in a heart of compassion.

Compassion in the Time of Coronavirus - Jack Kornfield

SR Unknown http://www.spiritrock.org/

Love Dharma Talk - Jack Kornfield

Vastness and Love - Jack Kornfield

2014-05/02  SR Spring Insight Meditation Retreat http://www.spiritrock.org/

The Ten Perfections - Jack Kornfield

2016-10/19  SR Fall Insight Meditation Retreat http://www.spiritrock.org/

The Bodhisattva & Power of Intention - Jack Kornfield

Here I talk with Zach Bush, MD, a doctor with a background in endocrinology who "went holistic" and turned toward gut/brain health, the microbiome, and soil science. Our conversation covered a lot of ground: evolution, the importance of biological diversity for personal, social, and ecological health, the inventive fecundity of life, the role of viruses in sharing genetic information, and more. I expect this conversation will help expand people's horizons in trying to understand health and sickness in the Covid era.

Del Bigtree podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXI0UEmCsEw
About Zach: https://zachbushmd.com/video/the-highwire/

A New & Ancient Story

Dr. Zach Bush: Life is a Community (E49)

Dr. Robert Svoboda explores Samkhya, which is the underlying philosophy of Ayurveda, and leads a meditation on Prana and the Five Elements.

Dr. Robert Svoboda - Living With Reality - Ep. 5 - Samkhya and the Five Elements

Dr. Svoboda elucidates the four aims of life, explaining how path, wealth, desire, and freedom from delusion apply to stages of development.

Dr. Robert Svoboda – Living With Reality – Ep. 7 – The Four Aims of Life

Dr. Sabrina N’Diaye joins Mindrolling for a conversation around grief and gratitude, working with trauma, and the extraordinary healing power of listening.
Dr. Sabrina N’Diaye is an integrative psychotherapist and founder of the Heart Nest Center for Peace and Healing in Baltimore. She is a student of the late Sufi Master Sidi Muhammad al-Jamal of Jerusalem, and incorporates Sufi healing into her work with individuals, families, and communities. Dr. Sabrina is also a proud faculty member of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, where she teaches the art of self-care to healthcare professionals around the globe. Learn more about her at drsabrinandiaye.com.

Mindrolling – Raghu Markus – Ep. 358 – Grief, Gratitude and the Power of Listening

Dr. Bruce Perry and Francesca explore how the physiology of belonging heals the colonized traumas of cultural fragmentation and implicit bias.

Francesca Maximé – ReRooted – Ep. 38 – The Physiology of Belonging with Dr. Bruce Perry

Jack Kornfield explores how the Buddhist concept of Right Effort is about the effort to be present and bring more loving awareness to ourselves and the world around us.

Ep. 118 - Right Effort And Loving Awareness

As one of the greatest of the 20th century mystical poets, Rainer Maria Rilke’s ecstasy can be felt pouring through his peerless poetic searching. In this monologue, Richard creates a sacred space in which Rilke’s beautiful words are given centre stage. It is through his love of aloneness and space that Rilke rises to crescendos of celestial transport that powerfully anticipate a future collective awakening.

Nick Squires on cello, arranged by Theo Grace

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