Ep. 130 – Working with Wisdom, Power & Knowledge on Your Spiritual Path

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

Kornfield, Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Jackkornfield, Buddhism, Spirituality, Jack Kornfield

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this timeless dharma talk from 1977, Jack Kornfield explores working with wisdom, power, and knowledge on your spiritual path, and why it’s so important to walk the Middle Way.

This Jack Kornfield talk from December 1977 at the Insight Meditation Society Retreat Center was originally published on Dharma Seed.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Jack Cornfield Heart Wisdom Hour.
0:16.2	We are delighted to share with you Jack's innate common sense wisdom and his clear open
0:22.5	heart.
0:24.3	If you are interested in supporting Jack's podcast, go to beherenownetwork.com slash
0:31.3	Jack.
0:34.5	Is the story told of Mullah Nasruddin again, the Sufi teaching picker, fool wise man?
0:41.9	At one point, the villagers who lived near him, hearing that he was a holy man of some
0:47.9	nature or other, invited him to their mosque to come and teach.
0:53.9	So he came on Friday and got up in front of the people and he said, stand in there.
1:00.9	Oh, people do you know what I'm going to say?
1:03.9	And they all answered, no, we do not.
1:05.9	And he said, well then you're too dumb to start with.
1:08.9	And he's stupid to make a start on.
1:11.9	And he got down and he went home.
1:15.9	They sent a deputation to his house and invited him again to preach another Friday hoping
1:23.9	to do a little better the next time.
1:26.9	This time he got up and he started the same way.
1:29.9	Oh, people do you know what I'm going to say?
1:32.9	And they replied, yes, we do.
1:35.9	And he said, fine, then there's no need to detain you any further.
1:39.9	He went home.
1:41.9	And they invited him for a third Friday in succession, come and speak with him.
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