Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield19 Aug 2024

Ep. 252 – The Miracle of Awakening: Finding Freedom in Everyday Life

Deeply unveiling the Buddha’s transformative miracle of awakening, Jack provides a comprehensive guide to finding freedom in everyday life.

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“We’re asked to discover in this dance the possibility of awakening in the midst of our life, to turn what we do into something sacred.” – Jack Kornfield

In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:

What happened to the Buddha when he sat under the Bodhi Tree
What Buddha’s enlightenment means for the world
Bodh Gaya and the possibility of awakening through nature
Buddha’s path as a yogi, and how he dealt with his spiritual powers
Buddha's miracle of awakening and education
Reflections and questions from the Buddha for how you are living
Keeping freshness and “beginner’s mind” in your practice
Parenting, schooling, and the different styles of education
Finding freedom in the difficulties and direct circumstances of your life
The real possibility of awakening in the midst of life
The Ten Paramitas, Buddhism’s Ten Perfections
What walking meditation is actually about
Why Thich Nhat Hanh does everything slowly and mindfully
Patience, listening, and presence
Spiritual life as the education of awakening
Listening deeply for the Tao, Dharma, truth

“Spiritual life kindles in us an interest, an attention, a passion to awaken.” – Jack Kornfield

“Meditation is the art of doing what we do and bringing our senses, our heart, our whole being to that.” – Jack Kornfield

This episode recorded on 10/01/1990 was originally published on DharmaSeed.

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