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Jack Kornfield

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Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. He began his training after graduating from Dartmouth College in Asian Studies in 1967. Then he joined the Peace Corps and was assigned to the Public Health Service in northeast Thailand, which is home to several of the world’s oldest Buddhist forest monasteries. He met and studied under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma. After returning to the United States, Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein. He is also a founding teacher of the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California, where he currently lives and teaches. Over the years, Jack has taught in centers and universities worldwide, led International Buddhist Teacher meetings with the Dalai Lama and worked with many of the great teachers of our time. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a husband, father and an activist.

His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. They include, A Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology, A Path with Heart; After the Ecstasy, the Laundry; Teachings of the Buddha; Seeking the Heart of Wisdom; Living Dharma; A Still Forest Pool; Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart; Buddha’s Little Instruction Book; The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness and Peace, Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are, and his most recent book, No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are.

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Jack Kornfield

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Books from Jack Kornfield

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom

A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path

Meditation for Beginners

Teachings of the Buddha

Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation

Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings

Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah

Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are

Buddhism for Beginners: A Complete Course on the Heart of the Buddha's Teachings

No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are

A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah

Holotropic Breathwork: A New Approach to Self-Exploration and Therapy

Blue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists

The Mindfulness Revolution: Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists, and Meditatiion Teachers on the Power of Mindfulness in Daily Life

Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings

Entheogens and the Future of Religion

Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart: Parables of the Spiritual Path from Around the World