Ep. 168 – The Wisdom of Ajahn Chah

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

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

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Sharing the wisdom of beloved Buddhist teacher Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield describes experimenting with life and accepting things as they are.

This Dharma Talk from Jack Kornfield was originally published on DharmaSeed.org

"What he was pointing to was that we can see with great honesty our circumstance, with great compassion, and in the middle of it laugh. This too is a part of our humanity...there is a wisdom that is so much greater than the things we get caught up in." – Jack Kornfield

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0:51.2	What he was pointing to was that we can see with great honesty our circumstance, with
1:03.3	great compassion, and in the middle of it laugh.
1:07.4	In the middle of it say yes, this too is a part of our humanity.
1:11.4	It's not that we have to change or fix or be someone else, but that there is a wisdom
1:16.1	that's so much greater than the things that we get caught up in.
1:31.4	Welcome to the Jack Cornfield Heart Wisdom Hour.
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