Ep. 3 - Karma and the Power of Intention

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

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

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2014

⏱️ 49 minutes

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One of the most important tools for navigating through our complicated existence is the understanding of Karma. We consistently create patterns in our lives but often fail to see the cause and effect relationship that unfolds. Karma speaks to the way in which we respond to that which comes to us, to the life that we are given. It’s not the action but the intention that is the source of karma. Through meditation we expose the patterns that we create for ourselves. By tending to our hearts we discover a deeper motivation for our being. It is from this place that we learn to plant our seeds of intention, and the seeds we plant become how are lives are lived. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	In a world that often feels like it's teetering on the edge, it's not surprising that so many of us grapple with feelings of instability and overwhelm.
0:10.0	On Tuesday, December 19th, join acclaimed Buddhist meditation teachers Sharon Salzburg and Ethan Nicktern for a free online conversation on staying grounded, available, and engaged even when the world is on fire.
0:24.0	Ethan and Sharon will also discuss the upcoming darmamoon year-long Buddhist studies program
0:29.0	and offer their insights on how studying Buddhism can help us show up more fully for ourselves and others during these challenging times.
0:37.0	Visit darmamamoon.com slash event for more info and reserve your free spot. Welcome to the Jack Cornfield Heart Wisdom Hour.
1:03.2	We are delighted to share with you Jack's innate common sense and his clear open heart.
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1:32.0	Thank you for your generous attention.
1:37.0	So tonight I want to talk about one aspect of the mystery of being a human being, of
1:46.4	human incarnation of what is called Karmav Paka in Sanskrit and has just become the kind of borrowed English word
1:59.1	karma and I want to do it because over the last weeks I've, when I have been teaching, I've done other kinds of more contemporary talks about mindfulness and things in the world and it seems useful periodically to hold up some of the
2:16.7	traditional teachings in a way that I think Serb people. I want to start with a poem. I'd read a poem about sleeplessness some weeks ago, and this is a different one related to the same topic by one of my favorite poems,
2:39.0	poets Ellen Bass, called Insomnia, particularly for those of you who know that state.
2:47.0	All over the world people can't sleep.
2:50.0	In different time zones they are lying awake, bodies still,
2:54.0	minds trudging along like child laborers.
2:58.0	They worry about bills, they worry whether the shoes they just bought are really too small.
3:04.0	One's husbands died, her son left for college,
3:09.0	and she doesn't know how to program the VCR.
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