Jack Kornfield PhD has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 6 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Turn Toward the Beautiful.
Transmission
Summary
The gift of spiritual awakening - from one heart to another. What is transmitted from a spiritual teacher to a student? The possibilities of love and freedom, of living in a joyful heart. Extraordinary spiritual teachers empower us, pointing us towards our own awakening. In their presence, we can feel the qualities of enlightenment rather than just hearing about them, and we are inspired to see in a new way. With Transmission, author and teacher Jack Kornfield shares eight sessions of in-depth teachings illuminating the student-teacher relationship. Through a treasure trove of personal stories about the Dalai Lama, Chögyam Trungpa, Dipa Ma, Ajahn Chah, and other masters, we see how teachers embody the many facets of the jewel of enlightened consciousness - including humor, discipline, humility, joyousness, uncanny perspicacity, and unfathomable compassion - and how we, too, can fully awaken these qualities in ourselves. Exploring such topics as devotion, the tender heart of sadness, meditation, and patience, Jack reveals the power of opening one's heart to a true spiritual teacher as well as the potential pitfalls and challenges of the teacher-student relationship. With warmth, humor, and practical advice-including what to do if there are no spiritual teachers near your home, Transmission opens possibilities for anyone to deepen, practice, and awaken.
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Turn Toward the Beautiful
Summary
The play of sunlight through leaves...the songs of the wind...the arc of a brushstroke on paper. To be awake, reflects Jack Kornfield, is to discover the beauty hidden in all things - and to express that beauty ourselves. With Turn Toward the Beautiful, this lyrical writer and teacher inspires us to reclaim our childlike wonder, attuning ourselves to the beauty that often passes us by unnoticed. Then, through insightful verses and stories from many traditions, he invites each of us to nourish the artistic impulse in ourselves - to choose to create as an essential expression of the spiritual life. In two compelling sessions, you will explore: Why beauty and awareness are inseparable and how they enrich each other. Rediscovering the world through our "child's eyes". Presence - an essential component for awakening the artist's gifts of receptivity and wonder. How to use writing, drawing, music, dance, and more to bring insight to others. Practices to spark our own creative expression. What if the light that reveals the truth of our lives were waiting right here before us? For seasoned artists or novices of all spiritual traditions, Turn Toward the Beautiful points to that illumination - the beauty of the world that beckons to be received and shared.
©2013 Jack Kornfield (P)2013 Jack Kornfield
The Mindfulness and Meditation Summit: Volume 1
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Six acclaimed meditation teachers and visionaries show us how to transform ourselves, our communities, and the world. If we want to make positive outward changes in the world, we need to start making changes in our inner lives as well. It's a truth that more and more of us are realizing. But where to begin? According to thought leaders and neuroscientists across the globe, there's no better place than with mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness is a "baseline" of awareness and nonresistance available in any situation. And through mindfulness meditation, we can rewire our neural pathways to better manage our emotions, amplify attention, make wiser decisions, and improve our relationships. What does this have to do with changing the world? If we're full of fear or anger or experiencing "burnout", we can't be fully effective in helping others. But with mindfulness and compassion on your side: You lay a foundation of calm. You amplify compassion for others and yourself. You gain insight into "unsolvable" problems, both personal and social. You begin to experience who you are as part of a greater, interconnected whole. All of these shifts then create a ripple effect that affects your family, friends, workplace, and community. Join us for Mindfulness and Meditation: Volume 1 to learn with these inspiring presenters: Jack Kornfield, PhD, on "Mindfulness as Loving Awareness" Bonus meditation: “Connect with Loving Awareness and Compassion Through the Body" Alice Walker on "Meditation as a Doorway to Joy and Liberation" Elisha Goldstein, PhD, on the path "Toward Sustainable Happiness" Bonus meditation: "Relax Your Nervous System" Richie Davidson, PhD, on "Meditation and the Science of Altered Traits" Ruth King on becoming "Mindful of Race" Krishna Das - "Keep Singing: Chanting as a Meditative Path" Bonus practice: "Mantras for Arriving in the Moment" Note: This program is a compilation of presentations that were originally offered via the internet, so some sound inconsistencies may be present. These talks were presented at the Mindfulness and Meditation Summit, hosted in 2018 by Sounds True, and may be listened to in any sequence. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 Jack Kornfield, PhD, Alice Walker, Elisha Goldstein, Ruth king, Richard Davidson, and Krishna Das (P)2019 Sounds True