Ep. 282 – Awakening Soul Force: Healing the World Through Your Unique Gift

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

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

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Jack reveals how awakening your Soul Force—your inner strength, wisdom, and compassion—allows you to heal the world by offering your unique gift with courage and love.

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In this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack mindfully explores:

Uncovering your unique gift and bringing it to the world
Simple reflections of love amidst the reality of death
How the sword is always beaten by the spirit
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's "Soul Force"
The power of facing our fear of death
Becoming a Spiritual Warrior of compassion
Cultivating the confidence to face any challenge
Speaking up for what matters to your heart
The cause of evil and how to stop it at it's root
The cause of abuse and how to stop it at it's root
Learning how to respond to the suffering of the world
Discovering freedom in yourself and the world around
Cultivating the ability to face ourselves, our pains and sorrows
Facing the truth of birth and death
The revolutionary act of connecting with nature
Connecting with the truth of the world
Bearing witness and finding your heart's unique response
Entering the world with freedom and love
How each and every action counts
A charming and funny Q&A section
Chanting the mantra, "Ah"

"Each of us has our own unique gift to bring when it's the right time. It can't be an imitation. You can't do it like Gandhi, Mother Teresa, or whoever you might admire—it has to be your way." – Jack Kornfield

This Dharma Talk from 12/7/1992 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on Dharmaseed.

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1:05.5	Thank you. H-E-L-P.com slash heart wisdom To discover freedom is not different in ourselves and in the world around.
1:13.6	Our freedom is our capacity to love, to heal, to accept what is true in front of us.
1:24.6	Each of us has our own unique gift to bring when it's the right time.
1:29.9	It can't be an imitation. You can't do it like Gandhi or Mother Teresa or whoever you might admire. It has to be your way. Says Jack Cornfield, a prescient
1:38.9	quote in episode 282, awakening soul force, healing the world through your unique gift.
1:48.1	This is part two of last week's talk, which was said to be at the Insight Meditation Society
1:53.6	on 12-7, 1992.
1:57.5	Having said that by the question and answer session banter at the end, talking about the Bay Area,
2:05.5	I can confirm that this is probably taking place at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
2:11.3	This little series of talks that we've been doing from the 90s,
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