Ep. 46 – The Stories We Tell

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

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

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🗓️ 7 September 2016

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Jack’s timeless wisdom leads the way as he responds to a handful of questions concerning some of the common struggles encountered on the human plane. How can we be present with difficult situations without indulging the emotions? The problem often lies more in the narratives we tell about ourselves and others that perpetuate the suffering. We must be willing to allow the energies of life to rise and fall as they do, all the while expanding our capacity to feel without necessarily believing the storyline, which is often biased and untrue to begin with. In learning to be with our emotions we are better able to respond from a place of wisdom rather than an expectation of how it should be. Taking time to recognize the distinction between wise and unskillful desire is a practical and effective method for addressing the root causes for much of our suffering. Through examining our impulses, we gain the perspective necessary to determine if the associated actions will ultimately increase our joy or our sorrow. Jack reminds us that we don’t need to get rid of anything, we just have to remember who we really are and operate from that deeper self. The seeds we plant in the garden of the heart are not separate from us in their origin or their blossoming. 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. We are delighted to share with you Jack's innate common
1:06.8	sense wisdom and his clear open heart. If you are interested in supporting Jack's podcast, go to be here now network
1:17.0	dot com slash Jack. How does one feel fully or completely present to those unpleasant emotions like fear or self-centeredness without inappropriately indulging them.
1:37.0	How do we stay present for that which is difficult without indulging the emotions.
1:44.0	You know, I don't believe that we almost ever indulge the emotions. I think the indulgence has to do with the stories we
1:56.5	tell ourselves and the things that we do with those stories. Fear comes, it's just fear.
2:04.0	Anger comes, it's just anger.
2:07.0	But then the story comes, he did, and she did, and they said,
2:12.0	and I'm going to you know those stories and then they lead to all the kinds of actions and in many cases the consequences of suffering that follow.
2:22.0	I'm not worried about people when they're on a retreat or in
2:25.4	meditation or in different dimensions of their life weeping or feeling their outrage. their feel those things. It's not the problem of indulging emotions or being lost in them, but in
2:48.8	believing the stories that we tell. So one of the best practices or one of the great things that one can
2:56.3	learn in meditation is to sit and allow the energies of life to arise and fall as they do through our being and to
3:06.2	bow to each when they're strong as they come to name them as we've talked about
3:10.9	to acknowledge them oh Oh self pity. Boy I hate self pity. Oh it's not just
3:16.4	self pity, it's self pituit and hatred. That's interesting. Self pity, self pity,
3:21.5	hating, and you just let yourself this, this is really disgusting, disgust, disgust,
3:28.8	but I'm doing really well with this
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