Ep. 324 - The Courage to Love Amidst War: Compassion, Exhaustion, and Renewal
Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield
Be Here Now Network
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In the second half of this powerful wartime talk, Jack Kornfield guides us through the practice of lovingkindness and explores what it means to stay open-hearted in the face of exhaustion, grief, and overwhelm.
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This time on Heart Wisdom, Jack Kornfield chats about:
- Lovingkindness (metta) as a practice of resilience
- Overcoming despair by using our inner resources
- Working with emotional exhaustion and compassion fatigue
- The wisdom of allowing emptiness instead of fixing it
- The power of presence in shaping the future
- Becoming a force of peace in the world
“When we live in the present moment, we can be strong and loving no matter what. We don't get lost in our fear. The practice of living in the present with mindful, loving awareness is a doorway to your freedom, to your well being.” –Jack Kornfield
The episode was originally filmed for Mantra Ukraine, you can learn more about them on Instagram
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.
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“You don't have to rush your compassion. Just be where you are and hold even the emptiness with great kindness.” –Jack Kornfield
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| 0:51.3 | You don't have to rush your compassion. |
| 0:58.2 | Just be where you are and hold the emptiness with great kindness. |
| 1:04.0 | A relieving quote from Jack Cornfield. |
| 1:09.0 | Source from episode 324 of the Heart Wisdom podcast, |
| 1:14.6 | The Courage to Love Amidst War, Compassion, Exhaustion, and Renewal. |
| 1:22.2 | My name is Ganesh. |
| 1:23.9 | I'm honored to open the door to part two of this episode. |
| 1:28.7 | Filmed for the mantra community in Ukraine, |
| 1:33.0 | Jack wanted to give a talk to those affected by the war |
| 1:37.1 | and wanted us to share this with the greater podcast community and the world, |
| 1:43.3 | to offer some respite for those affected by war around the world right now, |
| 1:48.6 | and to help us remember that we are all in this together. |
| 1:53.0 | If you'd like to learn more about Mantra Ukraine, |
| 1:56.7 | you can head to Instagram.com slash mantra.ucrain, |
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