Ep. 284 – Guided Meditation: Breathing with Mindful Loving Awareness

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

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

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Leading a guided meditation helping us witness the play of our human existence from the loving awareness that we truly are, Jack invites us to uncover true freedom as our birthright.

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In this episode, Jack delves into:

The true purpose of meditation and spiritual practice
Coming fully into the reality of the present moment
Becoming mindful loving awareness itself
Witness the play of our human experience
Uncovering true freedom as your innate birthright
Experiencing the present moment as loving awareness
Responding to the world with mindful loving courage

“Come into this present moment with mindful loving awareness, notice the play of our human experience, and discover we can take our seat with a compassionate and gracious heart with a freedom that is your birthright.” – Jack Kornfield

This recording is from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Monday Night Talk and Meditation on 3/3/25.

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0:00.0	This show is sponsored by BetterHelp.
0:04.5	Remember that the state of your mind is just as important as the state of your body.
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0:56.9	Sometimes people think meditation is an invitation or an approach to have a particular
1:03.4	experience or state, even that very basic one of quieting the very busy mind or calming in the midst of anxiety or planning
1:15.6	or worry or things like that and then getting some deeper understanding.
1:21.6	And all those things can happen.
1:25.6	But the real point
1:27.6	is to come into the reality of the present.
1:32.3	This is all we have, actually, this moment.
1:35.8	The past is a fiction.
1:38.8	The future is a fantasy.
1:41.0	Memory and fantasy.
1:43.7	What's alive is just now.
1:50.0	The point of meditation is to come into the reality of the present.
1:57.0	This is all we have actually.
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