Ep. 191 – Spirituality and Sexuality (Part 1)

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

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

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Exploring the relationship between spirituality and sexuality, Jack offers reflections and perspectives on ways to dance with the sexual energy in our lives.

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"In a way, sex is a mirror. How your sexuality goes in a particular day or week is pretty much a reflection of the rest of your heart, mind, spirit, and being. In that regard, it's just like meditation—you sit down, close your eyes, and you get to see what's there: frustration, anger, happiness, or love. Sexuality serves the same way, physically, but even more so emotionally." – Jack Kornfield

In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:

The relationship between spirituality, sexuality, and our lives
Why sexuality is such a major part of our culture
Our underlying fear of true intimacy
Suzuki Roshi's koan of "How do you realize Buddha while making love?"
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in relation to our sexuality
Wounds, trauma, healing, and the body
Using relationships in a skillful way to grow
Tantra, breath, and going beyond ourselves

"If you look at our culture, television and mass media, sex is such a big part of it. Why is it such a big thing in our culture and our lives? Because, in part, it's a vehicle to go beyond ourselves." – Jack Kornfield

This Dharna talk from 1987 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.org

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0:58.0	In a way, it's a mirror. I don't know if you've noticed that in your relationships, but
1:04.7	how your sexuality goes in a particular day or week or whatever, it's pretty much a reflection
1:11.2	of the rest of your heart and mind and spirit and being. It's in that regard, it's just
1:17.0	like meditation. You sit down and close your eyes, and what do you get? You get to see
1:22.4	basically what's there. If you're frustrated or angry or happy or in love, that's what
1:27.5	shows itself. The sexuality serves the same way, physically, but even more so emotionally.
1:38.2	Hey there, welcome back, heartwisdom fam. This is once again Ganesh Braimiller, Jack's
1:50.9	Media Manager, Content Specialist, and Cordisep Sipping Elephant. Here to open the door to a rather
1:55.6	juicy one, episode 191, Spirituality and Sexuality.
2:00.1	Now, last week, we put out a talk Jack did back in the 80s just after the passing of Chogim
2:04.8	Trumpa. It spoke eloquently of the jewel of the Dharma, which Rinpoche so boldly planted
2:09.6	in the West, but it didn't fully brush on the stains of abuse and misconduct which also
2:13.6	came bundled in the Trumpa package. This is crucial to point out that we are not accepting
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