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Listen "Jack Kornfield – Heart Wisdom – Ep. 250 – The Practice Of Meditation With Jeffrey Mishlove"
Episode Synopsis
In this special episode originally airing on television’s Thinking Allowed series, Jeffrey Mishlove interviews Jack Kornfield about meditation, mindfulness, and self-acceptance.
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“The purpose of meditation is to make people happy.” – Jack Kornfield
In this special television episode, Jeffrey Mishlove interviews Jack about:
How western psychology and science fits together with eastern spirituality and meditation
Whether Jack preferred getting his Ph.D. or his time at the Buddhist monastery
The three aspects of Buddhist practice: generosity, ethics/virtue, training of heart/mind
How what we practice, positive or negative, grows in our life
Spiritual bypass and mediation as an escape
Vipassana meditation and seeing clearly
Overcoming the “near enemies” in Buddhism
Equanimity, balance, centering, and fearlessness
Meditation in action and engaging mindfully with the world
Facing our fears and confronting ourselves in meditation practice
Self-acceptance and learning to care for oneself
Not being so afraid of what’s painful
Uncovering the basic mechanics of meditation
Releasing tensions, unskillful concepts, and our limited sense of self
Psychic abilities and intuition
Awareness and moving past our thoughts
Using meditation to relate deeper to your inner life
“Meditative awareness has a healing quality to it.” – Jeffrey Mishlove
“One of the tenets of Buddhism is that the heart, body, and mind can all be trained. That is, if you practice something, it will gradually grow in your life.” – Jack Kornfield
About Jeffrey Mishlove:
Jeffrey Mishlove, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist, an accomplished radio and television interviewer, and one of the most erudite and articulate personalities on television. Jeffrey holds the only doctoral diploma in parapsychology to be awarded by an accredited American university. Learn more about Dr. Mishlove and his ongoing offerings and interviews at newthinkingallowed.com
Want fresh Jack teachings delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Jack’s newsletter for weekly free content from JackKornfield.com – guided meditations, Dharma Talks, articles, and more! JackKornfield.com/newsletter
“The purpose of meditation is to make people happy.” – Jack Kornfield
In this special television episode, Jeffrey Mishlove interviews Jack about:
How western psychology and science fits together with eastern spirituality and meditation
Whether Jack preferred getting his Ph.D. or his time at the Buddhist monastery
The three aspects of Buddhist practice: generosity, ethics/virtue, training of heart/mind
How what we practice, positive or negative, grows in our life
Spiritual bypass and mediation as an escape
Vipassana meditation and seeing clearly
Overcoming the “near enemies” in Buddhism
Equanimity, balance, centering, and fearlessness
Meditation in action and engaging mindfully with the world
Facing our fears and confronting ourselves in meditation practice
Self-acceptance and learning to care for oneself
Not being so afraid of what’s painful
Uncovering the basic mechanics of meditation
Releasing tensions, unskillful concepts, and our limited sense of self
Psychic abilities and intuition
Awareness and moving past our thoughts
Using meditation to relate deeper to your inner life
“Meditative awareness has a healing quality to it.” – Jeffrey Mishlove
“One of the tenets of Buddhism is that the heart, body, and mind can all be trained. That is, if you practice something, it will gradually grow in your life.” – Jack Kornfield
About Jeffrey Mishlove:
Jeffrey Mishlove, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist, an accomplished radio and television interviewer, and one of the most erudite and articulate personalities on television. Jeffrey holds the only doctoral diploma in parapsychology to be awarded by an accredited American university. Learn more about Dr. Mishlove and his ongoing offerings and interviews at newthinkingallowed.com
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