Ep. 259 – Cycles of Dharma: The Stream of Interbeing

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

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

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🗓️ 8 October 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Guiding us through the ever-changing cycles of life, Jack uncovers the profound truth of our interconnectedness as boundless and unique expressions of the Dharma.

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“We see that there isn’t one way to practice or to live, but many cycles, seasons, and expressions of Dharma and truth.” – Jack Kornfield

In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:

Natural wisdom of the rainforest ecosystem
Discovering the truth of our inexorable interconnection
Seeing clearly the reality of change and impermanence
Interconnectedness within the flowing stream of interbeing
Spiritual maturity and recognizing the patterns and cycles of life
The many unique expressions of Dharma, spirituality, and truth in this world
Wisdom from Buddha, Dipa Ma, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, HH the Dalai Lama, S.N. Goenka, and Tibetan cave-dwelling yogis
Bringing your compassion to the environment, politics, social action, homelessness, education, etc
Meditation as a radical act: facing head-on the forces of greed, prejudice, hatred, and delusion
Finding your unique dharma and way to help the world
Life and spirituality as a process of death and rebirth over and over again
Uncovering a deep ‘joy for no reason’
How the “light and love” in meditation is actually literal
Untangling the knots of our attachments to live in inner freedom
A poem dedicated to the struggles in the Middle East
Discovering your capacity to awaken, and your unique gift

“It’s not about perfection of oneself or the world, but it’s learning to live in a simple way and touch one moment after another with wisdom, understanding, compassion, and presence.” – Jack Kornfield

“Wisdom is a state of our being in our heart. And to live in that way takes humility, a surrender or commitment, a trusting heart, a going into the unknown.” – Jack Kornfield

This Dharma Talk from 1/3/1991 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.

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1:07.1	practice or to live or to discover this but many cycles and seasons and expressions of
1:15.8	darma and truths.
1:18.7	Time in nature, time meditating, time and service, all expressions of our interconnectedness of the opening of our consciousness
1:29.3	There as many expressions as there are different cultures or different situations or different people.
1:37.0	We see that there isn't one way to practice or to live, but many cycles, seasons and expressions of
1:52.0	Darma and truth, says Jack Cornfield in episode 259 of heart wisdom,
1:59.2	cycles of darma, the Stream of Interbeing.
2:04.0	This is part two from last week's episode,
2:07.3	taking place first on January 3rd, 1991
2:11.2	at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and Jack really starts this one out in the jungle, literally, in the Amazon rainforests sharing about the inexorable interconnection of that ecosystem and how that is
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