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Ep. 258 – Enlightenment as Intimacy: Where We're Going is Here
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Speaking to progressing on the spiritual path, Jack explores enlightenment as true intimacy, and shares how: where we’re going is actually here.
“Where we’re going is here, and what we’re after doesn’t exist in time.” – Jack Kornfield
In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:
- Our idealistic/romantic notions of the spiritual path
- Consciousness, impermanence, and working with human emotions
- Wisdom stories of Ajahn Chah, Jack’s accomplished Thai meditation teacher
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the legend of building a Spiritual Amusement Park
- Progress and patience along the spiritual path
- Enlightenment as intimacy with all things
- A guided meditation practice reflecting on life, death, and good deeds
- Transforming the the world with one small act of kindness at a time
- Honoring our own beauty and goodness
- How compassion is characterized by true intimacy
- Recognizing and coming to our spiritual maturity
- Living like a Bodhisattva, and what it really means to ‘save all beings’
- Alchemizing extreme suffering, trauma, and grief into compassion, forgiveness, and service
“Enlightenment is to be intimate with what’s here.” – Jack Kornfield
This Dharma Talk from 1/3/1991 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.
For more teachings, full courses, articles, and guided meditations, head to JackKornfield.com or sign up for Jack's email teachings at JackKornfield.com/newsletter
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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Manage episode 443037440 series 1355207
Speaking to progressing on the spiritual path, Jack explores enlightenment as true intimacy, and shares how: where we’re going is actually here.
“Where we’re going is here, and what we’re after doesn’t exist in time.” – Jack Kornfield
In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:
- Our idealistic/romantic notions of the spiritual path
- Consciousness, impermanence, and working with human emotions
- Wisdom stories of Ajahn Chah, Jack’s accomplished Thai meditation teacher
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the legend of building a Spiritual Amusement Park
- Progress and patience along the spiritual path
- Enlightenment as intimacy with all things
- A guided meditation practice reflecting on life, death, and good deeds
- Transforming the the world with one small act of kindness at a time
- Honoring our own beauty and goodness
- How compassion is characterized by true intimacy
- Recognizing and coming to our spiritual maturity
- Living like a Bodhisattva, and what it really means to ‘save all beings’
- Alchemizing extreme suffering, trauma, and grief into compassion, forgiveness, and service
“Enlightenment is to be intimate with what’s here.” – Jack Kornfield
This Dharma Talk from 1/3/1991 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.
For more teachings, full courses, articles, and guided meditations, head to JackKornfield.com or sign up for Jack's email teachings at JackKornfield.com/newsletter
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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