Let yourself think of someone you care about. Picture them, remember them, see them in your mind's eye or hold them in your heart. Imagine their happiest moment as a child. Then begin to wish them well: "May you be joyful. May you remember the child of spirit that was born in you. May your joy increase. May the causes for happiness and joy grow stronger in your life." Then imagine this person wishing the same for you.

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Joy (Mudita) Meditation - Jack Kornfield

Picture someone you care about, someone you love. Feel the natural well-wishing of love. Surround them with care:

"May you be held in compassion.
May your struggles and sorrows be eased.
May your heart be at peace."

Now imagine that this person wishes the same for you.

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Compassionate Heart Meditation — Jack Kornfield

Sense your heart, mind and body in a deeper way than you do when you're going about your day. As you explore this different dimension, you might notice there are all kinds of feelings beneath the surface. As you sit quietly, let yourself sense your connection with the earth, a grounding as if you have energetic roots that grow into the earth that are steady, deep and connected. Feel the whole energy field of the body with a loving awareness that has no judgment but is kind and curious.

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Steady Heart Meditation — Jack Kornfield

If it’s helpful, you can whisper in the back of your mind “ease” or “calm,” as suggested by Thich Nhat Hanh. Try to meet each breath with lovingkindness and loving awareness. Wish calm and peace for yourself and beings everywhere, far and near. Rest in stillness and love.

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The Forgiving Heart Meditation — Jack Kornfield

We live in a culture of denial and youth. How can we find a freedom of heart in this world of birth and death? We can start by acknowledging that everything is subject to change. Death is an advisor that can give us clarity about what really matters.

We can be the loving witness of this life, yet not cling to it. We can cherish life, yet in the end we will have to let go.

As Mary Oliver writes:

To live in this world
you must be able
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it

against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.

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Dharma Talk On Death — Jack Kornfield

What kind of seeds are you planting and tending with your words and your deeds? Every seed watered can become something that changes the world. If you want to practice, take a walk and look at the buds on the trees in the spring. Each bud is an answer to despair or apathy. You start to sense you are part of something so much bigger. Feel the survival of thousands of years of ancestors in your bones supporting you.

“Though I do not believe a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.”—Thoreau

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This dharma talk was originally livestreamed by Spirit Rock on 4/25/22.

Tending The Garden Of The World, Tending The Garden Of The Heart Dharma Talk — Jack Kornfield

In India, when people greet one another they put their palms together and bow, saying namaste, “I honor the divine within you.” It is a way of acknowledging your Buddha nature, who you really are.

When I was training as a Buddhist monk, I witnessed an aura of straightforwardness, graciousness, and trust around my teacher Ajahn Chah. Here was a community dedicated to treating each person with respect and dignity. In the monastery, the walking paths were swept daily, the robes and bowls of the monks were tended with care. We learned to value ourselves and others equally.

Whether practiced in a forest monastery or anywhere else, mindfulness practice begins by deliberately cultivating respect, starting with ourselves. When we learn to rest in our own goodness, we can see the goodness in others more clearly.

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This dharma talk was originally livestreamed by Spirit Rock on June 27, 2022.

Mindful Respect Dharma Talk — Jack Kornfield

This dharma talk centers around teachings from The Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta which is a story about the last year of the Buddha's life. 

This text has two main themes: 

1. The Buddha wanted to leave his teachings as guidance for his followers to empower them.
2. The Buddha wanted to encourage his followers to foster wise relationships to one another in the spiritual community and to the world.


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This dharma talk was originally livestreamed by Spirit Rock on 8/22/22.

The Buddha's Last Teachings Dharma Talk—Jack Kornfield

The Return Of Joy - Jack Kornfield

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The Bodhisattva & Power of Intention - Jack Kornfield

How do we relate to people who are wildly different? In truth, we have more in common than not. When we can see one another with the heart and eyes of wisdom, we're reminded that there is something bigger than all our ideas.

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This meditation was originally livestreamed by Spirit Rock on 11/23/20.

"Just Like Me" Compassion Practice & Meditation—Jack Kornfield

Jack Kornfield is an American Buddhist teacher. He is a founder of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin County, Calif., where he lives & teaches.

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