Ep. 266 – Election Decompression: 'A Loving Presence Amidst It All' Guided Meditation

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

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

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Offering decompression from post-election intensity, Jack shares a guided meditation helping us maintain a mindful loving presence amidst it all.

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“The seasons turn, elections come and go, whole nations and civilization arise for a time and pass. You are the witness to consciousness, the loving awareness that sees the mystery of arising and passing, and holds it all with love.” – Jack Kornfield

In this fresh episode, Jack leads a guided meditation on:

Decompressing from the intensity of the election
Taking your noble seat amidst life’s Eight Worldly Winds and play of opposites
Feeling a stable and centered presence wherever you are
Resting in a quiet, open, mindful loving awareness
Feeling a true sense of loving kindness right here
Becoming consciousness itself, vast, timeless, spacious
Witnessing the arising and passing of all, and holding it all in love

“With loving kindness, notice the energy of the mind—the stream of thoughts and plans, ideas, worries, imaginings, analysis, understandings, stories, images—a river of thoughts, feelings, images, and words. You can hold it all in loving kindness and say, ‘Thank you for all that work, I’m okay just now, you can relax.'” – Jack Kornfield

This episode was originally recorded for the Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation Livestream on 11/11/24. Learn more about Spirit Rock’s offerings at SpiritRock.org. Join Jack’s next livestream at JackKornfield.com/events

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0:44.3	What we're dealing with is a shift in perspective
0:48.4	where you begin to acknowledge a deeper part of your own identity.
1:00.7	Thank you. to acknowledge a deeper part of your own identity. This season's turn.
1:07.5	Elections come and go.
1:11.6	All nations and civilizations are recognized for time to pass.
1:19.6	You are the witness to consciousness, the loving awareness.
1:36.3	It sees the mystery of rising and passing. We hold us all with love. Hey there, and welcome back to Heart Wisdom, Jack Hornfield's podcast nestled so sweetly on the Be Here Now Network.
2:05.0	I'm Ganesh, opening the door to episode 266, election decompression, a loving presence amidst it all, guided meditation.
2:15.1	This is a video episode, very very recent from November 11th,
2:20.3	2024 at the Spirit Rock Monday Night, Darmatalk, and guided meditation live stream. This one is
2:28.5	all about how we can decompress from the intensity of the election season,
2:38.0	and come back to a true semblance of mindfulness and loving kindness,
2:45.0	and an ability to witness the arising and passing of it all,
2:50.0	and hold that in love, something that I'm sure a lot of us
2:55.1	may have lost balance of when the kind of intense funnel of the election season ramps up.
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