Ep. 246 – The Simplicity of Goodness

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

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

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Jack Kornfield delves into the simplicity of goodness and virtue in a talk spanning Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Amma-ji, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Napoleon, and Rumi.

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“I believe within us, within the human heart and human consciousness, is an innate love of honesty and a joy in virtue, straightforwardness, and the simplicity of goodness.” – Jack Kornfield

In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:

Buddhism, virtue, and the Five Precepts
Ahimsa – the blessing of non-harming
The chilling note Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche wrote when he escaped Tibet
Taking a fearless moral inventory
Honesty and the simplicity of goodness
What Buddha learned in his past lives
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and standing up for truth
Adi-Sila – spontaneous or innate virtue, the shining of the just heart
The Tibetan Buddhist perspective on reincarnation
Jack’s meeting with “hugging saint,” Amma-ji, archetype of the Divine Mother
Finding your Buddha Nature, Tao, and Dharma
Rumi’s brilliant poem about ducks
Interdependence and connectedness
Deep philosophical questions and contemplations from Jack
Napoleon, the sword, and the spirit

“Meditation or spiritual life asks us to look at our actions and pay attention to how we actually live.” – Jack Kornfield

“We’re all in it together, we’re all connected, we all support one another.” – Jack Kornfield

This Dharma Talk recorded on 6/1/1990 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.

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0:41.0	Suppose we as a human species took a moral inventory. It would be a very mixed report, wouldn't it?
0:47.0	Killing, stealing, lying, cheating, and so forth.
0:52.0	But it's not just the species as a... buying, cheating, and so forth.
0:53.1	But it's not just the species as a whole,
0:55.8	we've all done it in some way.
1:00.4	Yet I believe within us, within the human heart and the human consciousness, is an innate
1:10.0	love of honesty and a joy in virtue and straightforwardness and the simplicity of goodness. Hey there and welcome back to Heart Wisdom, Jack Hornfield's podcast on the Be Here Now Network.
1:31.6	I'm Ganesh, honored to open the door to episode 246, the simplicity of goodness.
1:39.1	This episode comes right on the heels of last week's episode, the special outdoor retreat episode.
1:47.2	If you want to hear some nice ambient birds chirping while Jack shares about the joys of monastic life. I implore you to head back to
1:57.6	episode 245 with Payma Children and Aajon Somedayon.
2:02.7	But for this one, we are going to look at the joys of integrity, the joys of virtue and how living a life with a virtuous heart that is still completely authentic to who you are in this realm and
2:25.0	in this one Jack really calls on his heart team.
2:28.0	And in this one, Jack really calls on his heart team.
2:32.0	He shares a rather chilling poem from Chogium Trump
2:36.7	a Rinpache from when he first fled Tibet. He shares wisdom from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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