Ep. 317 – All In This Together Series #5: Stories as Medicine, Learning to Meet Each Other with Respect
Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield
Be Here Now Network
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Honoring the release of All In This Together, Jack reflects on how stories awaken compassion, heal division, and call us back to meeting one another with respect.
Jack’s new book is out now!: All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World
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“We have the opportunity to reach out and mend the fabric of life... Action that actually undoes anxiety is making even the tiniest difference to others.” –Jack Kornfield
In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:
- Jack’s recent trip with Trudy to India to see His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- What the Dalai Lama said about A.I. and compassion
- Having a wise relationship with A.I. and technology
- Varanasi and facing the reality of death at the burning ghats
- Stories as a medicine for the soul
- The transformative story of Ram Dass, Maharajji, and the glance of mercy
- Being fully worthy of love
- Learning how to connect with genuineness, kindness, and respect
- Archetypal and universal teachings
- Buddha’s last meal
- Intention as the root of karma
- Overcoming conflict with respect and good intention
“Even making the tiniest difference to others begins to change the direction of your life and the circumstance of the world around you.” –Jack Kornfield
This Dharma Talk originally took place in Nov 2025 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk andGuided Meditation celebrating Jack’s All In This Together book release. Stay up to date with Jack's upcoming livestreams and events here.
About Jack Kornfield:
Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.
Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.
“Stories are medicine.” –Jack Kornfield
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| 0:00.0 | What we now call mindfulness is rooted in a convergence of ancient disciplines, |
| 0:06.0 | traditions refined and practiced for centuries before reaching modern Western audiences. |
| 0:12.0 | On Tuesday, March 3rd, joined Krishna Das, one of the most recognized voices of Bhakti chanting in the West, |
| 0:19.0 | and Buddhist teacher David Nichtern for a free |
| 0:22.7 | online conversation about these spiritual paths, their shared roots, and how they intersect in |
| 0:29.1 | contemporary spiritual practice. We'll also discuss the upcoming Dharma Moon Mindfulness Meditation |
| 0:35.5 | Teacher Training Program, offering an overview of the training, |
| 0:39.6 | a chance to meet the teachers, |
| 0:41.5 | ask questions, and see if it might be the right fit for you. |
| 0:46.3 | Visit Dharmamoon.com backslash heart for more info, |
| 0:49.8 | and to reserve your spot for the free online event |
| 0:53.4 | with David Nichtern and Krishna Das. |
| 1:05.2 | Even making the tiniest difference to others begins to change the direction of your life and the circumstance of the world |
| 1:12.8 | around you, says Jack Cornfield in episode 317 of the Heart Wisdom podcast, stories as medicine, |
| 1:22.1 | learning to meet each other with respect. This is a brilliant and beautiful video episode, filmed for the Spirit |
| 1:31.6 | Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk in meditation back in November, also celebrating the |
| 1:38.6 | release of Jack's new book, All in This Together, Stories and Teaching for loving each other and our world. |
| 1:46.0 | It begins with a wonderful description of Jack's recent trip with Trudy to India, |
| 1:53.0 | for Darshan of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. |
| 1:57.0 | From here, Jack weaves his way through some of his most favorite stories, many of which appear in the new book, and explores how we can use stories like this as a healing medicine for our minds, hearts, and souls. |
| 2:14.4 | In this episode, Jack shares a story of Ram Dass, Maharaji, and The Glance of Mercy. |
| 2:22.6 | And with that in mind, I would like to invite you into a wonderful new course, |
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