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Who are we right here, right now? #ramdass #consciousness #mindfulness #beherenow Be Here Now Network 2025-08-27 | This clip is from episode 284 of the Here & Now Podcast with Ram Dass: Every Human Being Has a Right To Be Fed. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/rvPEADyvhP0================(Youtube Video Title) - youtube.com/shorts/lbjTdN663mk================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on The Nature of Mind: Practices for Inner Freedom - Heart Wisdom Ep. 303 Be Here Now Network 2025-08-27 | Jack Kornfield explores the nature of mind, offering playful practices and profound perspectives to uncover our true home of freedom, compassion, and ease.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.This Dharma Talk from 5/3/1993 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.About Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.Join the Year of Awakening with Jack Kornfield on JackKornfield.com for a monthly group livestream Q&A hang with Jack, along with weekly modules and prompts to keep your life focused on awakening!In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:*The purpose of meditation and Buddhism*Learning the true nature of mind*An assortment of micro guided meditation practices*Experiencing Buddha’s ‘sure heart’s release”*Uncovering natural happiness and freedom of heart*How we create our world with our mind*Discovering what creates suffering and what creates happiness*The mirror-like quality of meditation*Stanislav Grof and LSD*The playfulness and creative capacity of mind*The Buddhist creation myth*Counting/noting our thoughts*Becoming aware of awareness*Ajahn Chah’s meditation instructions *Finding the place of natural mind and rest*Cultivating inner listening *The gradual and sudden dimensions of illumination*Untangling the unfinished business of our lives *Touching the world in kindness and compassion*Meeting ourselves and this world in kindness and humbleness*Bearing witness to the sorrows of the world while resting in the heart of the Buddha*Opening to the great mystery*Becoming The One Who Knows*The Timeless Buddha as the ground of all being, our true home“Buddha didn’t give an answer to the great mystery, he taught us how to rest in our heart in the midst of that mystery, to find our true home, that awakened state.” – Jack Kornfield================Jack Kornfield on The Nature of Mind: Practices for Inner Freedom - Heart Wisdom Ep. 303 - youtu.be/sDAyWPDR28U================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Alan Watts: Seeing through The Net | Being in the Way Podcast Ep. 36 Be Here Now Network 2025-08-27 | In this new, technological age, Alan Watts explains how seeing reality via only one perspective can lead to a fragmented view of the world; instead, he encourages listeners to adopt both the analytical and the organic. This series is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation. Visit Alanwatts.org for full talks from Alan Watts.Today’s episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/alan and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, Alan Watts dives into:- Living in an age of technology in a culture obsessed with rational control - How someone can easily be obstructed by their own cautiousness- The problem of human ecology and how one should best relate to their environment- Considering what our idea of heaven is and what desires we truly want - The western model of the universe (intellectual, architectural, mechanical) - Reductive thinking: seeing the world through a net and making everything into a comprehensible, geometrical unit- The fundamental difference between a mechanism and an organism - How understanding the world through only conscious attention can lead to seeing everything as parts rather than the whole picture- Combining the academic, analytical mind with the organic, ‘gooey’ mind “Go to the science of medicine. You get a specialist who really understands the function of the gall bladder. He studied gall bladders ad infinitum, and he really thinks he knows all about it. But, whenever he looks at a human being, he sees them in terms of the gall bladder.” – Alan Watts================Alan Watts: Seeing through The Net | Being in the Way Podcast Ep. 36 - youtu.be/OWlpa3wd9K4================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield’s The Buddha’s Lion’s Roar: Uncovering Your Inner Royalty Be Here Now Network 2025-08-22 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/f0Jftla6qnc“When we sit, it’s as if we take the veils of trance away, and let the grief, rage, fear, and longing also be received honorably, to touch each with kindness and respect.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield’s The Buddha’s Lion’s Roar: Uncovering Your Inner Royalty - youtu.be/QLH-CKZ4kLc================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
The Purpose of Art #jackkornfield #art #beauty #spiritualwisdom Be Here Now Network 2025-08-22 | This clip is from Jack Kornfield on The Dharma of Poetry. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/C8CcW_Ows5I================The Purpose of Art - youtube.com/shorts/9UVZ8rxtRBI================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Our Shared Humanity #Ramdass #humanity #shorts #spiritualteacher #wisdom Be Here Now Network 2025-08-21 | This clip is from Ram Dass's Here & Now Podcast Ep. 284 – Every Human Being Has a Right To Be Fed. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/rvPEADyvhP0================Our Shared Humanity - youtube.com/shorts/ST0jKcuxHso================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Let Go, Let Go, Let Go #letgo #Jackkornfield #buddhistwisdom #spiritualwisdom Be Here Now Network 2025-08-20 | This clip is from Jack Kornfield's Heart Wisdom Ep. 300 – This Very Place: Letting Go and Finding Freedom. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/k6Q4EaAktJI================Let Go, Let Go, Let Go - youtube.com/shorts/9UVZ8rxtRBI================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on Awakening the Lion’s Roar Within – Heart Wisdom Ep. 302 Be Here Now Network 2025-08-20 | In this inspiring poetry-infused talk, Jack weaves Rumi’s wisdom on the camel, lion, and child of the spirit into a journey from devotion, to courage, to wonder—inviting us to awaken the Buddha’s Lion’s Roar within and remember the inner royalty of the heart.This Dharma Talk from 4/15/1993 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed Join the Year of Awakening with Jack Kornfield for a monthly group livestream Q&A hang with Jack, along with weekly modules and prompts to keep your life focused on awakening! Visit JackKornfield.com to learn more. In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:*Rumi’s wisdom on The Camel, The Lion, and the Child of the Spirit*Healing our wounds, grief, and sorrows*Waking ourselves up from our trance*Touching our rage, fears, and longings with kindness and respect*Poetry of compassion, mystery, tenderness, and awakening*Letting yourself love what you love*Tenderness and seeing with the eyes of the Divine Mother and the great heart of compassion*Living a life of wakefulness*Rumi, bravery, and becoming a lion*Awakening the Buddha’s Lion’s Roar within*Uncovering your inner-royalty*Beginner’s mind and becoming a “child of the spirit”*Finding wonder and amazement in life*The mystery of sleep, dreams, and consciousness*Letting go of pity and reclaiming wonder in the present*The power of prayer and blessing“You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk for a hundred miles on your knees through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.” – Mary Oliver“Poetry and the sense of beauty that art awakens is to move from a small sense of our problems and difficulties to some greater perspective of the heart.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.“To see with the eyes of a Buddha, to receive the world with the great heart of compassion, means living in the mystery of this present moment again and again.” – Jack Kornfield================Jack Kornfield on Awakening the Lion’s Roar Within – Heart Wisdom Ep. 302 - youtu.be/f0Jftla6qnc================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Ram Dass: Every Human Being Has a Right To Be Fed | Here & Now Ep. 284 Be Here Now Network 2025-08-18 | In this recording from a 1992 retreat, Ram Dass talks about dealing with change, using the stuff of your daily life to get free, and how your karma defines your dharma.You can support this podcast, listen to episodes AD-FREE, and receive regular guided meditations from Ram Dass & Friends on our Patreon. Sign up for a free 7-day trial: patreon.com/RamDassPodcastRam Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This episode of Here and Now is from a talk Ram Dass gave during a retreat at the Omega Foundation in 1992.Beginning with quotes from the great poets Kabir and Rumi, Ram Dass talks about how you start to work with each thing in your life as a method, as a practice. What you’ve got in life becomes what you work with, so your karma defines your dharma.Ram Dass brings up the constant changes we’re dealing with in terms of ecology, politics, and how living in “interesting times” can be seen as a blessing instead of a curse. “In dealing with these changes that are going down,” he says, “part of the real art is to look at what is changing and see how your identification with that which changes is creating so much fear in you that you’re pushing against change.”Continuing with his exploration of change, Ram Dass brings aging and death into the mix. He digs into dealing with changes to the body as we age, and how his work with people who are dying is really work on himself. “For me,” he says, “each act becomes part of the awakening.”The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowship to receive event invitations directly in your inbox: ramdass.org/fellowship“And what you do is you just start flipping and taking what you’re given and start to work with it. In other words, your karma defines your dharma. That means what you got is what you work with. I mean, like, my baldness is my karma. I mean, it’s my genetics, it’s everything. Now, it becomes my dharma. Now, I can use it in order to become free of being bald, or being not bald, or whatever.” – Ram Dass================Ram Dass: Every Human Being Has a Right To Be Fed |Here & Now Ep. 284 - youtu.be/rvPEADyvhP0================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Why We Need Poetry: Jack Kornfield on Rumi and the Soul’s Longing Be Here Now Network 2025-08-15 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/C8CcW_Ows5I“If we didn’t have music, dancers would be soldiers too, holding guns in their arms instead of each other.” – Etheridge KnightAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Why We Need Poetry: Jack Kornfield on Rumi and the Soul’s Longing - youtu.be/td1_C1laCgo================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on The Dharma of Poetry – Heart Wisdom Ep. 301 Be Here Now Network 2025-08-13 | Exploring poetry, beauty, and art, Jack helps his dear listeners appreciate the harmonious dichotomy of all life experiences.This Dharma Talk from 4/15/1993 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.Join the Year of Awakening with Jack Kornfield for a monthly group livestream Q&A hang with Jack, along with weekly modules and prompts to keep your life focused on awakening! Visit JackKornfield.com to learn more.In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:*How art, beauty, music and poetry uplift the world to the sacred*Rumi’s poem, Tending Two Shops*Letting go of fear, opening into freedom*Poetry not as a denial of life’s struggles, but as a gracious way through*Being at home with oneself*Poetry from Siddhartha Buddha, Thich Nhat Hanh, Rumi, and more*Telling the truth, becoming nobody, and walking the path*Meditation and working with our ‘inner mob’ of voices*Relating to the ‘zoo’ of our lives with meditation*The three dimensions of Rumi’s spiritual poetry*Saying ‘yes’ to this too, even to what’s difficult*Walking this life and path in humbleness“Poetry and beauty are not a denial of the sorrows of the world, but a grace somehow that holds and understands them—the irony and the mixture of love and terror that make up life.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on The Dharma of Poetry – Heart Wisdom Ep. 301 - youtu.be/C8CcW_Ows5I================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on Letting Go as a Public Health Measure Be Here Now Network 2025-08-08 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/k6Q4EaAktJI"Just let go, let go, let go. I did nothing but this in my practice for years. Every time I tried to understand or figure things out, I’d say, ‘Let go, let go,’ until that desire would fade away. … Just be an earthworm who knows only two words, ‘Let go, let go…’” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on Letting Go as a Public Health Measure - youtu.be/QENNku9BzeY================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Why Meditate? With Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep. 250 Be Here Now Network 2025-08-07 | Renowned meditation teacher, Joseph Goldstein, shares timeless insights on the mind, suffering, and the heart of why we meditate.This recording from Spirit Rock’s April 2025 Insight Meditation retreat was originally published on Dharmaseed.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best selfIn this episode, Joseph Goldstein offers his perspective on:*The many reasons why we meditate*How we all filter our experiences through our own particular conditioning and background *Unpacking the Dhammapada’s teaching: “Mind is the forerunner of all actions”*Using meditation to understand the patterns and nature of our own minds*Strengthening mental stability and inner resilience through practice*Cultivating present-moment awareness instead of being swept away by emotions*Considering what qualities of heart and mind are being cultivated in all that we do*A powerful reminder: Don’t waste your suffering—transform pain into wisdom*Deepening insight into the impermanent nature of all experiences*The difference between attachment and commitment *The Buddhist concept of nonself and freeing our minds from identification“We meditate to come out of confusion, to come out of all our habitual reactions into a space of greater wisdom, of greater clarity. We begin to see much more clearly what actually is going on in our experience rather than being lost in it. We begin to see what it is that’s shaping our lives."– Joseph Goldstein================Why Meditate? With Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep. 250 - youtu.be/yddQJkts2Tc================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on This Very Place: Letting Go and Finding Freedom – Heart Wisdom Ep. 300 Be Here Now Network 2025-08-06 | In this rich and often humorous talk from the 1990s, Jack explores the art of letting go as the gateway to freedom, inviting us into the coolness of nirvana, and the wholeness found only here and now.This Dharma Talk recorded on desert retreat in the 1990s was originally published on DharmaSeed.Join the Year of Awakening with Jack Kornfield for a monthly group livestream Q&A hang with Jack, along with weekly modules and prompts to keep your life focused on awakening! Visit JackKornfield.com to learn more.In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:*The end of exile as a return to the present moment*Pure awareness and the cycles of life*Where is freedom found?*Letting go vs. letting be*The dignity of just being an earthworm*Nirvana as a public health measure*The coolness of nirvana and release from grasping*How ‘periodic nirvana’ keeps us alive*Ram Dass, Stephen Levine, surrender, and choosing your spirit*Bodhicitta as the heart of emptiness and compassion*Don Juan’s “controlled folly” and Zen paradox*Finding wholeness in grief, struggle, and beauty*Each moment as a chance for struggle or freedom*The goal of practice as keeping our beginner’s mind*This very moment as the only place of freedom“This freedom is not far away, the freedom of the heart is here, and it’s inviting. Nirvana is inviting.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.“Just let go, let go, let go. I did nothing but this in my practice for years. Every time I tried to understand or figure things out, I’d say, ‘Let go, let go,’ until that desire would fade away. … Just be an earthworm who knows only two words, ‘Let go, let go…’” – Jack Kornfield================Jack Kornfield on This Very Place: Letting Go and Finding Freedom – Heart Wisdom Ep. 300 - youtu.be/k6Q4EaAktJI================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Ram Dass: Your Karma Defines Your Dharma | Here & Now Podcast Ep. 283 Be Here Now Network 2025-08-05 | In this recording from a 1992 retreat, Ram Dass talks about dealing with change, using the stuff of your daily life to get free, and how your karma defines your dharma. The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowship to receive event invitations directly in your inbox: ramdass.org/fellowshipRam Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This episode of Here and Now is from a talk Ram Dass gave during a retreat at the Omega Foundation in 1992. Beginning with quotes from the great poets Kabir and Rumi, Ram Dass talks about how you start to work with each thing in your life as a method, as a practice. What you’ve got in life becomes what you work with, so your karma defines your dharma.Ram Dass brings up the constant changes we’re dealing with in terms of ecology, ecology, and politics, and how living in “interesting times” can been seen as a blessing instead of a curse. “In dealing with these changes that are going down,” he says, “part of the real art is to look at what is changing and see how your identification with that which changes is creating so much fear in your that you’re pushing against change.”Continuing with his exploration of change, Ram Dass brings aging and death into the mix. He digs into dealing with changes to the body as we age, and how his work with people who are dying is really work on himself. “For me,” he says, “each act becomes part of the awakening.” About Ram Dass:Ram Dass’s spirit has been a guiding light for generations, carrying millions along on the journey. Ram Dass teaches that through the Bhakti practice of unconditional love, we can all connect with our true nature. Through these teachings, Ram Dass has shared a little piece of his guru, Maharaj-ji, with all who have listened to him.“And what you do is you just start flipping and taking what you’re given and start to work with it. In other words, your karma defines your dharma. That means what you got is what you work with. I mean, like, my baldness is my karma. I mean, it’s my genetics, it’s everything. Now, it becomes my dharma. Now, I can use it in order to become free of being bald, or being not bald, or whatever.” – Ram Dass================(Ram Dass: Your Karma Defines Your Dharma | Here & Now Podcast Ep. 283 - youtu.be/Td4Twj70I-Y================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield Tells an Enlightening Zen Love Story Be Here Now Network 2025-08-01 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/k8lrUXJOQk4“The real koan is: who is your true self?” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================================Jack Kornfield Tells an Enlightening Zen Love Story- youtu.be/PG_hVIArLDQ================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
J. Krishnamurti on The Nature of Hurt | Freedom from the Known Podcast Ep. 11 Be Here Now Network 2025-08-01 | Exploring the ways that religion has been misunderstood and distorted, J. Krishnamurti discusses the nature of human suffering and how a religious mind can move beyond it. To start at the beginning of this 18-part dialogue on consciousness, spirituality and navigating life with J. Krishnamurti and Dr. Allan W. Anderson: youtu.be/rcn0gXWv9UUThis time on Freedom from the Known, J. Krishnamurti and Dr. Allan W. Anderson discuss:- How the word or concept of religion has been abused, distorted, and mischaracterized across time- Religion as a reality beyond thought, belief, and organized systems- Krishnamurti’s powerful redefinition of religion: the total gathering of one’s energy in complete attention- How losing touch with nature and the universe led to the arising of superstition and false religion- The essential role of a completely silent and attentive mind - Understanding suffering and moving beyond it rather than getting stuck in it - Looking into why human beings are hurt in both psychological and physiological senses- The roots of suffering in childhood and dealing with comparison - Becoming aware of our personal hurts and how they have impacted our perceptions- How an innocent mind is incapable of being hurt This talk was originally recorded in 1974 at San Diego State University and curated by the Krishnamurti Foundation of AmericaAbout J. Krishnamurti:For nearly six decades until his passing in 1986 at the age of ninety, Jiddu Krishnamurti traversed the globe, delivering spontaneous and captivating discourses to large audiences. Krishnamurti assumed the role of an investigator rather than an authority figure, encouraging individuals to question assumptions and explore the depths of their consciousness. His extensive body of work, estimated at over 100 million words, spans more than six decades of relentless inquiry and dialogue. His teachings, compiled in numerous books and translated into multiple languages, continue to inspire seekers worldwide, inviting them to embark on a profound journey of self-discovery and understanding. J. Krishnamurti’s legacy endures as a guiding light, offering timeless wisdom for those who dare to challenge conventional thinking and explore the complexities of existence.About Dr. Allan W. Anderson:Dr. Allan Anderson was a poet, author, Professor Emeritus, beloved teacher, scholar of the Oracular Tradition, and a gifted religious linguist. He helped to form the Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State College in 1969. Dr. Anderson later became chair of that department, specializing in Eastern Religions, until his retirement in 1985."There is suffering of the world and it isn't that one must go through it, but, as it is there, one must understand it and go beyond it. That’s one of the qualities of a religious mind, that is incapable of suffering—it has gone beyond it. That doesn’t mean it becomes callous, on the contrary, it is a passionate mind." – J. Krishnamurti ================(Youtube Video Title) - youtu.be/yf_rOqpVyw0================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
The End of Exile: A Zen Love Story with Jack Kornfield – Heart Wisdom Ep. 299 Be Here Now Network 2025-07-30 | In this tender and illuminating talk, Jack shares a Zen love story and a path of mindful presence that brings us home—from the stories of the mind to the truth of the heart. Through embodied awareness, we discover that the end of exile begins with loving what is here now.This Dharma Talk recorded during a desert retreat on 04/05/1993 was originally published on DharmaSeed.Join the Year of Awakening with Jack Kornfield for a monthly group livestream Q&A hang with Jack, along with weekly modules and prompts to keep your life focused on awakening! Learn more on JackKornfield.com.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.This week on Heart Wisdom, Jack heartfully ponders:*Freedom and the spiritual path*The Dharma’s ‘one taste’ of freedom *The Sure Heart’s Release*Present, past, future, and Being Here Now*Life’s often dreamlike quality*The evanescent present moment *Noticing the dreamlike quality of life*An enlightening Zen love story*Uncovering your true self*Overcoming exile with softness of heart*Mindfulness as the end of exile*Embodied awakening and finding liberation within the body and mind*Accepting and including all parts of ourselves*Mindfulness and reuniting with your body and feelings*Cultivating “mindfulness of mind” and forgiving its stories*Watching the mind, resting in the heart*Stories and poems on the end of exile in our lives*Finding true kindness through accepting sorrow“The end of exile is when we see all the stories of what should be, and what is, and what will be, passing through the mind, and we rest in some place of peace in the heart.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on The End of Exile: A Zen Love Story – Heart Wisdom Ep. 299 - youtu.be/k8lrUXJOQk4================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Satipatthana Sutta Finale with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep. 249 – Satipatthana Sutta Pt. 46 Be Here Now Network 2025-07-24 | Looking into the samadhi section of the Eight-Fold Path, Joseph Goldstein clarifies how we can free the mind with right effort, mindfulness, and concentration.This episode is part of an in-depth 46-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4oIn this episode’s exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph Goldstein explores:- The clearest, most practical definition of Nirvana: freedom from greed, hatred, and delusion- Cultivating spiritual urgency as a wholesome motivator on the path to awakening- Uprooting latent defilements that are buried in the mind- Five methods for dispelling unwholesome thoughts and mindsets, according to the Buddha- How restraint and delayed gratification support inner discipline and lasting success- Right mindfulness as the key to all other factors of enlightenment - Suspending all judgments and interpretations; simply noticing events as they occur- Stabilizing our attention on a single object or mindfully watching as objects change- The three characteristics of impermanence, unreliability, and selflessness - Different concentration practices, such as reflecting on the Buddha-Dharma-Sangha or on peace- Exploring the nature of all phenomena once we have achieved a clear mindThis episode was originally published on Dharmaseed.“It's not so much a question of doing, it's a question of undoing all the habit patterns of proliferation, judgement, evaluation, interpretation, can we undo that, and simply come back in the most simple way to be aware of whatever it is that’s arising? It's only six things, whichever arise - sight, sound, smell, taste, sensation or an object of mind. It's like we’re listening to a six-piece chamber orchestra.” – Joseph GoldsteinPhoto via marcolamberto================Satipatthana Sutta Finale with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep. 249 – Satipatthana Sutta Pt. 46 - youtu.be/SPIuEwYvjho================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on The Dalai Lama’s Message for Modern Times - Heart Wisdom Ep. 298 Be Here Now Network 2025-07-23 | From gender equity to joyful adaptation, Jack recounts how the Dalai Lama challenged teachers to reshape Buddhism for a modern world in need of heart.This Dharma Talk recorded on 03/29/93 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.In this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack holds a thought-provoking talk on:*Counseling, ethics codes, and teacher-training for a new era*Sectarianism vs. the shared heart of awakening*A dramatic call for gender equity: nuns, councils & training funded “on the spot”*Sylvia Wetzel’s meditative reflection: What if the Dalai Lama had always been a woman?*Humor & honesty: “rebirth control” and other Dalai Lama one-liners*Engaged Buddhism: arms sales, poverty, over-population, climate*Drafting a pan-Buddhist code of conduct; yearly councils of elders*Spirit Rock as a living experiment in consensus leadership*The invitation: awaken the Buddha-heart in every man, woman & child“Somebody said the Dalai Lama’s mind is like a diamond, and whichever facet, whichever direction he turns it to, it comes with clarity and beauty. Everything that he did had a sense of graciousness and beauty about it.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on The Dalai Lama’s Message for Modern Times - youtu.be/gtF73HcZcrI================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Ram Dass Shares Stories Of Maharaj-ji & Miracles | Here & Now Ep. 282 Be Here Now Network 2025-07-21 | In this recording from 1978, Ram Dass reads stories about his guru, Maharaj-ji, and his many miracles. We invite you to set aside your analytical mind and simply enjoy these miracles of love. This episode of Here and Now is from a recording of Ram Dass at the Lama Foundation in June of 1978. Here, he reads stories from the manuscript of Miracle of Love, which would be published about a year later. Ram Dass begins by reading one of his own stories about Maharaj-ji, which involves a dead bird coming back to life. This was one of many experiences that overwhelmed Ram Dass’ analytical mind.Next, Ram Dass reads a series of stories from some of Maharaj-ji’s oldest devotees. He dealt with each person in a unique fashion and would often touch places of the deepest love within people. Ram Dass slips in a story about another great Indian saint, Ramana Maharshi. He then turns back to Maharaj-ji stories, focusing on miracles around food. Maharaj-ji said, “We have an inner thirst for food. We don’t know of it. Even if you don’t feel you could eat, your soul has a thirst for food.”The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowship to receive event invitations directly in your inbox.Sponsors of this Episode:Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Get 60% off your first subscription to Magic Mind with our link: magicmind.com/ramdassmf“You see why it’s peculiar to live in a culture like India, where all of these events are sort of like everyday occurrences. In the villages we live in, in the mountains, every family has dozens of these stories, and they just sit by the fire of the evening telling them. To come back to the West, where these stories are thought to be ‘miracles,’ is very confusing sometimes, difficult to integrate.” – Ram Dass================Ram Dass Shares Stories Of Maharaj-ji & Miracles | Here & Now Ep. 282 - youtu.be/zSWq_VPa-wU================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on The Dalai Lama’s Thousand Arms of Compassion Be Here Now Network 2025-07-18 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/EMhQqLlIjMk“Deep down, what matters is only the spirit of compassion—only what benefits beings in every form, in every realm on this earth. Don’t think about how to spread Buddhism. It doesn’t matter if there are even one or two more Buddhists. The only thing that matters is the well-being of each person and the well-being of the earth that we live on.” – Jack Kornfield quoting H.H. the Dalai LamaAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on The Dalai Lama’s Thousand Arms of Compassion - youtu.be/t-ToyV2y6Qg================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Rahu World with Dr. Robert Svoboda – Living with Reality Ep. 51 Be Here Now Network 2025-07-17 | Dr. Svoboda explains our tumultuous world through the lens of Rahu, an Indian shadow planet that influences our world. This week on Living with Reality, Dr. Svoboda shares:*The confusing, multi-polar, world which we are living in*The current manifestation of Rahu (a shadow planet in Indian Astrology)*The myth of The Churning of the Ocean of Milk and Rahu’s cosmic origin*How those influenced by Rahu are highly interested in scheming, immortality, and grandiosity *The three times of Rahu in the United States (The birth of the United *States & Revolutionary War, 1895-1913, and 2015-current times)*Tremendous concentrations of wealth vs. poverty and great confusion around the truth*Navigating how to live through 8 more years of Rahu *The current U.S. president as an incarnation of Rahu*Grandiosity, spiritual inflation, and ego-driven delusions in times of Rahu*Following Ayurveda and being with Sangha as antidotes to the effects of Rahu*Putting our focus on nature, our guru, and a vision of a more peaceful future“Human beings are being strongly influenced by shadows, in particular the shadows on their screens. Yes, those are colorful shadows and they're back-lit, but they’re still shadows. They’re representations of reality that claim to be real, when in fact they’re simply shadowy images. Image more than actual reality is what Rahu is all about.” – Dr. SvobodaAbout Dr. Robert Svoboda:Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. During and after his formal Ayurvedic training he was tutored in Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Tantra and other forms of classical Indian lore by his mentor, the Aghori Vimalananda. He is the author of twelve books including Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution and the Aghora series, which discusses his experiences with his mentor during the years 1975 – 1983.In the years since 1986, Dr. Svoboda has traveled extensively, spending three months per year on average in India. He often speaks on Ayurveda, Jyotish, Tantra and allied subjects in locales across the world.Join Dr. Svoboda’s courses, watch the latest video in Dr. Svoboda’s 5 Minutes series on Youtube and follow Dr. Svoboda on Facebook and Instagram for updates, events, and new content. You can also check out www.drsvoboda.com================Rahu World with Dr. Robert Svoboda – Living with Reality Ep. 51 - youtu.be/_FkS5V8JxIg================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on Advice from the Dalai Lama: The Fragrance of Nirvana - Heart Wisdom Ep. 297 Be Here Now Network 2025-07-16 | Jack shares stories and insights from a rare gathering with the Dalai Lama on what really makes a teacher, and how compassion—not titles—spreads the Dharma.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.This Dharma Talk recorded on 03/29/93 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.This time on Heart Wisdom, Jack thoughtfully explores these themes & topics:*Spring renewal at Spirit Rock & the wider Buddhist boom*1,000 U.S. meditation centers — a movement far bigger than any one sangha*The Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra on gathering “in harmony and concord”*The Dalai Lama: compassion over conversion; students over titles*What really authorizes a teacher? (Hint: their students’ freedom)*“Spy on your teachers” — trusting slowly & wisely*The scent-test of liberation: recognizing authentic peace*“Bodhisattva off-duty?” — practice everywhere, even with late-night TV temptations*Spiritual life as engagement with, not escape from, difficulty*Interdependence: why true emptiness embraces every creature*Speaking out against spiritual misconduct & retraumatization*The wounded student, the wounded teacher — bringing psychology into Dharma“The Dalai Lama said, ‘Nirvana has a wonderful scent—like flowers.’ You can tell it when you're around someone connected with nirvana. You can tell it around places where there’s that fragrance of peace, well-being, and liberation.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.“Only the benefit you bring to others proves the depth of your own practice.” – Jack Kornfield================Jack Kornfield on Advice from the Dalai Lama: The Fragrance of Nirvana - Heart Wisdom Ep. 297 - youtu.be/EMhQqLlIjMk================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on Trusting That You Make a Difference Be Here Now Network 2025-07-11 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/Rcn1o-Q08dk“We need to remind each other that we’re in this together, that we can awaken together, that we can support the beautiful heart, the beautiful mind, and the beautiful world that we can be. It’s here, and it’s in us as part of our own imaginal cells.” – Jack Kornfield About Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on Trusting That You Make a Difference - youtu.be/FLEZI2x-QzM================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on The Beautiful World We Can Be - Heart Wisdom Ep. 296 Be Here Now Network 2025-07-09 | What if the blueprint for a more beautiful world is already within you? Jack explores how trust, joy, and imagination awaken transformation—from the inside out.Join the Year of Awakening with Jack Kornfield for monthly livestream Q&A hangs with Jack, and weekly lessons and reflections to keep your year focused on awakening. Visit JackKornfield.com to learn more and use code AWAKEN50 for 50% off entry.In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:*What brings us joy in this life?*Trust, morals, justice, and taking the long view*Enlightenment and cultivating a trusting heart*The imaginal cells of the butterfly*How your voice, joy, imagination, and trust can truly make a difference*Stories on trust, love, and making a difference*Mindful presence and the Awakened Heart *Sangha/Satsang, community, and helping each other*Imagining a beautiful new world together*Feeling yourself as a playful child of the spirit*Spelunking the great mystery of life and the universe*Adding your make-weight of hope to the world*Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl*Bringing our joy, love, tenderness and compassion to the world*The big questions: how to hold suffering, and those causing suffering*The power of protest, standing up, letting go of fear, and embracing the strength of joy*Questions and Responses on how to navigate modern times skillfully and joyfully with trust, balance, love, gratitude, equanimity, and compassion“In the chrysalis, as the caterpillar imagines itself into the butterfly, there’s a message: trust that transformation is possible. Not only is it possible—but from the heart, you can help shape it. You can make a difference.” – Jack KornfieldThis episode was recorded on 04/07/2025 for the Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation. About Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on The Beautiful World We Can Be - Heart Wisdom Ep. 296 - youtu.be/Rcn1o-Q08dk================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Joseph Goldstein on Right Action & Livelihood | Insight Hour Ep.248–Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt.45 Be Here Now Network 2025-07-09 | Rearticulating the moral foundation that makes happiness possible and honors our kinship with all living beings, Joseph Goldstein explores Right Action and Right Livelihood.This episode is part of an in-depth 46-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4oThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best selfIn this episode’s exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph Goldstein discusses:- Navigating cultural changes with mindfulness, integrity, and personal responsibility- Right Action: cultivating clarity and strength of mind to abstain from - actions that cause harm to self or others- The Buddha’s teachings on non-harming, non-killing, and cultivating a deep sense of kinship with all living beings- Desiring the welfare of all sentient beings– even something as small as a mosquito or an ant - Facing ethical dilemmas with awareness, avoiding the trap of rationalizing harmful or selfish actions- Understanding karma and consequences as directly linked to the intensity of our defilements- How non-stealing and generosity foster trust, harmony, and a universal sense of safety- Living mindfully by not consuming or taking more than we truly need, contributing to global economic and ecological balance- Becoming mindful of the power of sexual energy, refraining from sexual misconduct, and keeping the sangha beautiful- Seeing Right Livelihood as a crucial aspect of the path, given how much of life is devoted to work- Applying right livelihood into any profession by infusing our role with service, ethics, and awareness- Understanding wealth as a blessing when rightfully earned and used for the benefit of many beingsThis episode was originally published on Dharmaseed."It’s possible to develop an attitude of service in whatever work we do. Are we simply doing a job to support ourselves, or, are we watching the attitudes in our mind as we do our work? Do we work with care, attentiveness, and a genuine desire to be helpful? It’s not only what we do, but how we do it.” – Joseph Goldstein================Joseph Goldstein on Right Action & Livelihood | Insight Hour Ep.248–Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt.45 - youtu.be/NnweYlpxy2g================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Ram Dass Across the Decades: Love and the Path of the Heart | Here & Now Ep. 281 Be Here Now Network 2025-07-07 | Speaking across the decades from the 1960s to the 2010s, Ram Dass shares his thoughts on the feeling of love and the path of the heart.The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowship to receive event invitations directly in your inbox: ramdass.org/fellowshipThis episode of Here and Now is a compilation of Ram Dass speaking about love and the path of the heart across the decades:We begin in 1969, with Ram Dass talking about Maher Baba, whom he calls the personification of pure love. He describes a particularly powerful LSD trip where he gained insight into the true nature of love. He says, “I now conceive of the fact that falling in love means like falling into a bathtub of love.”We move on to 1979, with Ram Dass addressing the Christian Community of San Francisco. He describes the different stages of falling in love and talks about the devotional nature of the path of the heart. “And that’s one of your predicaments,” he says, “that when you really fall in love, it just opens and opens and opens, and you just don’t know where to hold on anymore.” The next stop is 1986, with Ram Dass touching on conditional love and the deprivation model we’ve been working with all our lives. He digs deeper into the different stages of love and talks about the need to give up the deprivation model. He says, “You change from the deprivation model to the model there’s an abundance of [love].” We fast forward to the 1990s, with Ram Dass reading from the I Ching about the path of love and the path of the heart. He talks about how we are hungry ghosts who get addicted to the method of love, but all methods are traps. “And yet,” he says, “the bizarre thing about methods is they don’t work unless you get trapped.”Finally, we end in 2017, with Ram Dass telling a delicious story about loving everything, including a rug with spots on it. He talks about how judgment is in the mind, but love is in the heart. “I don’t judge,” he says. “But if I do judge, I love it.” About Ram Dass:Ram Dass’s spirit has been a guiding light for generations, carrying millions along on the journey. Ram Dass teaches that through the Bhakti practice of unconditional love, we can all connect with our true nature. Through these teachings, Ram Dass has shared a little piece of his guru, Maharaj-ji, with all who have listened to him.“Now, if you look at in the sense that, in the usual way of, ‘I fell in love with this person, there’s another way of seeing that, which is this person is a stimulus, is something in the world that was just right in a key sense to release us into the place in ourselves where we are love. And we say, as a result, ‘I am in love with you.’ Another way of saying it is, ‘You turn me on to the place in myself where I am love, where I can’t get to without you.’ Now we’re talking about you being my connection to that place in myself where I am love, where I can’t get without you. And then I want to hold on to my connection, just as any good junkie would like to do.” – Ram Dass================Ram Dass Across the Decades: Love and the Path of the Heart | Here & Now Ep. 281- youtu.be/1rJE-fWOXNU================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on the Transformative Power of Joy Be Here Now Network 2025-07-05 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/mG4fmucAtyE“So how do we have joy when there’s chaos, disruption, and suffering in so many ways? What I’ve seen in visiting refugee camps is that they don’t want you to come in feeling depressed—they have enough of that themselves. They’re not looking for people who are frightened, worried, or downhearted. What they long for is someone who can bring a sense of uplift, possibility, and joy.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on Wavy Gravy, the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and the Transformative Power of Joy - youtu.be/ePtmcW7NQLE================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield The Sweet and Radical Joy of Living in the Way - Heart Wisdom Ep. 295 Be Here Now Network 2025-07-02 | Jack invites us to walk the path of joy—no matter the circumstances—showing how living joyfully and tenderly is a courageous, radical, and transformative act. Join the Year of Awakening with Jack Kornfield for monthly livestream Q&A hangs with Jack, and weekly lessons and reflections to keep your year focused on awakening. Visit jackkornfield.com/product/the-year-of-awakening-a-monthly-journey-with-jack-kornfield and use code AWAKEN50 for 50% off entry. In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:*Living joyfully with a positive attitude*Joy as a necessary quality of enlightenment*How can we have joy in times of chaos, disruption, and suffering?*Joy as a true service to others and the world*Uplifting others through our joy and positivity*Wavy Gravy and the Transformative Power of Joy*How suffering is not the end of the story; it’s the beginning of the Four Noble Truths*Bringing joy, beauty, and humor to our protesting, activism, and standing up for what matters*Being hopeful despite the outside circumstances, and emphasizing compassion, sacrifice, courage, and kindness*The joy and playfulness of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu*How we can bless and heal each other with our joy*Living in joy, love, health and peace even amidst hate, affliction, and troubles*Experiencing the sweet joy of living in the way*The radical joyful presence of Ajahn Chah and Maha Ghosananda*Risking delight*Jack’s rapturous experience of meditative bliss*Learning to step out of the battle and embrace life*Thich Nhat Hanh and the practice of smiling*Becoming a make-weight of joy, tipping the scales to hope*Unshakeable integrity, generosity, gratitude, and tenderness*Tuning in with nature, relationships, and the mystery*Father Gregory Boyle and the possibility of transformation and renewalThis episode was recorded on 04/07/2025 for the Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation. “What I’ve seen in visiting refugee camps is that they don’t want you to come in feeling depressed—they have enough of that themselves. They’re not looking for people who are frightened, worried, or downhearted. What they long for is someone who can bring a sense of uplift, possibility, and joy.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield The Sweet and Radical Joy of Living in the Way - Heart Wisdom Ep. 295 - youtu.be/mG4fmucAtyE================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Ram Dass on Timothy Leary, Psychedelics & the 60s | Here & Now Podcast Ep. 280 Be Here Now Network 2025-06-30 | Speaking at a MAPS conference in the early 1990s, Ram Dass looks back at some of the benefits and mistakes of the work he and Timothy Leary did with psychedelics in the 1960s. Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This episode of Here and Now comes from a talk Ram Dass gave at a MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) conference in the early 1990s. It immediately followed a talk given by Timothy Leary. Ram Dass reflects on the funny position he’s in between his desire for this gathering of MAPS to put on a good face and be responsible researchers, and his feeling that what has happened is far more profound than that. “What we are doing now,” he says, “is trying to find a way to bring more people along through trying to legitimize our game in society. But the underground process in which psychedelics have continued to be used in the society and have come into mainstream consciousness, that goes on independent of whether we lose or win on the front we’re talking about in research.”Ram Dass speaks to some of the benefits that came out of the pioneering research into psychedelics he conducted with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the 1960s. This includes therapeutic possibilities, opening people up to wisdom from the East, and shifting our perception of reality.Ram Dass finishes by talking about some of the mistakes they made along the way, including how they got too involved with the revolutionary aspects of psychedelics rather than the evolutionary elements. But ultimately, the genie is already out of the bottle when it comes to psychedelics. “Truth cannot be repressed,” says Ram Dass. “It cannot be legislated out of existence. Psychedelics are a healthy pseudopod of society, and they have to be honored. And they will be honored.” This episode closes with a live performance of "Sit Around The Fire" performed by East Forest at the 2023 LSRF Ram Dass Legacy Retreat. This soundscape interweaves wisdom from Ram Dass around identity, inner work and interconnection. "Sit Around The Fire" was composed by East Forest and Jon Hopkins for the album Music For Psychedelic Therapy.The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowship to receive event invitations directly in your inbox.“I think we got a little confused about evolution and revolution. I think we played with the revolutionary aspects of psychedelics, when to me, the far more interesting issue is the evolutionary aspects. I think that had we been more evolved in our wisdom, and not feeling we were inventing the wheel all over again, we would have had an appreciation of what the fears were of the society and how to work with those fears rather than just pitting ourselves against them. I don’t think the way we did it was the only way it could’ve been done.” – Ram Dass================Ram Dass on Timothy Leary, Psychedelics & the 60s | Here & Now Podcast Ep. 280 - youtu.be/EC1umwGuQks================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Buddhist Teachings on Right Speech with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep. 247 – Suta Series Pt. 44 Be Here Now Network 2025-06-26 | Honing in on Right Speech and maintaining harmony, Joseph Goldstein encourages listeners to develop a commitment to telling the truth and refraining from slander.This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4oThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best selfIn this episode’s exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph Goldstein reviews:- Practicing Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood with the same dedication as meditation- The influence of our speech on our lives (our relationships, minds, karmic outcomes)- Truthfulness as the most basic concept of right speech in Buddhist ethics- Investigating the deeper motivations behind what we say and how we say it- The harmful ripple effects of lying on trust, connection, and societal cohesion- Insights from the Buddha: why truth must be spoken at all times, regardless of a perceived advantage- Lies of omission and the subtle ways we distort or avoid truth- Cultivating the courage and mindfulness required to speak honestly in daily life- Refraining from gossip and slander in order to avoid disharmony - Examining the emotional tone of speech—choosing words that are gentle, compassionate, and unifying- How harsh language does not serve good communication - Transforming the divisive world we live in through right speech - How we listen as an equally important component of right speechThis episode was originally published on Dharmaseed"This doesn't mean that there should be a suppression of what we're feeling. It's not a papering over of the truth of our emotions, but rather, it's to be mindful enough that we can communicate what we're feeling in a way that promotes connection rather than promotes divisiveness. This is a practice. Right speech is a practice." – Joseph Goldstein================Buddhist Teachings on Right Speech with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep. 247 – Suta Series Pt. 44- youtu.be/JoXmxlZP68Y================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on Transforming Unhealthy Attachment into Wise Relationship Be Here Now Network 2025-06-20 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/oCtXXKk14Ec“The secret is, the opposite of attachment is not detachment, but love. Because true love does not seek to possess or control, it doesn’t separate or fear what is there. True love is the ability to be present without grasping. From this place, love offers its blessings.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on Transforming Unhealthy Attachment into Wise Relationship - youtu.be/-MBxiO64yDM================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
The Secret of Love and Attachment with Jack Kornfield - Heart Wisdom Ep. 294 Be Here Now Network 2025-06-18 | Sharing deep spiritual secrets of love and attachment, Jack transforms our unhealthy attachments into Wise Relationships through vulnerability, inner joy, and shared humanity.This episode recorded on 03/08/1993 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed. Please help support Jack's daughter Caroline's Oasis Legal Services in their mission to help persecuted LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers gain citizenship and safety in the U.S. Follow this link to contribute: givebutter.com/oasis-prideinasylumIn this episode, Jack mindfully explores:*Transforming unhealthy clingings into Wise Attachment*Not getting stuck in our ideas and views *The global price of collective addiction and attachment*Moving past our attachment to our sense of separateness*The big spiritual question—who are we really?*His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and keeping a healthy curiosity around death*Lowering our defenses and helping others lower their defenses around us*Parenting with trust and connection rather than clinging and control*The good side of attachment—connection, well-being, mirroring*Transforming low-self-esteem and the body of fear into self-confidence and openness*Using spiritual practice to open to a love that includes our full humanity*Finding the true possibilities that the spiritual path offers*Resting in our being—how not to seek and chase, and how not to run away and hide*Touching our incompleteness, our brokenness, with compassion*Expanding our heart and connecting with our shared humanity*Uncovering within us our inner knowing, The One Who Knows*How to be true to yourself, and make a light of yourself*Meditation as an invitation into vulnerability*Moving from unhealthy attachment into Wise Relationship*How Being Here Now, our capacity to be present, transforms our life*Nirvana as the absence of struggle with the world as it as“The secret is, the opposite of attachment is not detachment, but love. Because true love does not seek to possess or control, it doesn’t separate or fear what is there. True love is the ability to be present without grasping. From this place, love offers its blessings.” – Jack KornfieldToday’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.About Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================The Secret of Love and Attachment with Jack Kornfield - Heart Wisdom Ep. 294 - youtu.be/QyaLRjvuY5I================Follow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Ram Dass Across the Decades: Community and Satsang | Here & Now Podcast Ep. 279 Be Here Now Network 2025-06-16 | Speaking through the decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s, Ram Dass shares his thoughts on Satsang, the community of seekers who come together in the pursuit of truth. This episode of Here and Now is a compilation of Ram Dass discussing community and Satsang across the decades. We begin in 1969, with Ram Dass exploring the power of the spiritual community, Satsang, as a protective and nurturing presence for those on the path. He shares how Satsang serves as a reference group without a physical form. “The universe that is Satsang,” he says, “is an inner universe, not an outer universe.”We move on to 1975, with Ram Dass reflecting on how the cultural despair of the 60s led people to band together out of a sense of spiritual need or purpose. He reflects on how these “spiritual reference groups” exist over time and space in all directions. “One begins to recognize members of one’s group quite independent of geography and quite independent of time.” The next stop is 1986, with Ram Dass noting a growing maturity in the spiritual seekers he gathers with on his lecture tours. He discusses the various paths that bring people together in community and how we reassure each other through our presence for one another. “By reflecting back and forth between our hearts,” he says, “we strengthen our connection.”We fast forward to 1994, with Ram Dass discussing how the spiritual community is a mutual space for growth. He cautions that unless we meet in the deeper place of our beings together, the acts we do with one another will involve violence and exacerbate suffering. “Our art form is to cultivate this space and recognize that we are meeting in it, and share the essence of space behind the form.” Finally, we end in 2017, with a conversation between Ram Dass, Raghu Markus, and Rameshwar Das about how the deeply familial nature of Satsang is rooted in love and truth. They share stories about Ram Dass’ guru brother, KK Sah, and the early days of Satsang in the West.The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowship to receive event invitations directly in your inbox.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Get 60% off your first subscription to Magic Mind with our link: magicmind.com/ramdassmfReunion is offering $250 off any stay to the Love, Serve, Remember community. Simply use the code “BeHere250” when booking. Disconnect from the world so you can reconnect with yourself at Reunion. Hotel | www.reunionhotelandwellness.com Retreats | www.reunionexperience.orgAbout Ram Dass:Ram Dass’s spirit has been a guiding light for generations, carrying millions along on the journey. Ram Dass teaches that through the Bhakti practice of unconditional love, we can all connect with our true nature. Through these teachings, Ram Dass has shared a little piece of his guru, Maharaj-ji, with all who have listened to him.“It’s just us humans together in the shelter of each other. This is what Satsang, or Sangha, is. This is it. This is the community of beings who are acknowledging that dual intention: You work on yourself as an offering to others, you work on others as a way of working on yourself. Circle’s complete. And everything is part of that circle. All of it.” – Ram Dass================Ram Dass Across the Decades: Community and Satsang | Here & Now Podcast Ep. 279 - youtu.be/j6d0J3MQQD8================Main Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on Love, Addiction, Commitment: The Full Spectrum of Attachment Be Here Now Network 2025-06-13 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/DtwRHsunnXw“An honorable human relationship—that is, one in which two people have the right to use the word ‘love’—is a process, delicate, violent, often terrifying to both persons involved, a process of refining the truths they can tell each other. It is important to do this because it breaks down human self-delusion and isolation. It is important to do this because in doing so we do justice to our own complexity. It is important to do this because we can count on so few people to go that hard way with us.” – Adrienne Rich“Often we think attachment is only to other people and things, but often what we are attached to is our own isolation, our own separateness.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on Love, Addiction, Commitment: The Full Spectrum of Attachment - youtu.be/wIyJ7e1cx04================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on Discovering the Great Way: Freedom from Attachment - Heart Wisdom Ep. 293 Be Here Now Network 2025-06-11 | Exploring the ancient Zen teaching of the Great Way, Jack guides us toward freedom from attachment, clarity beyond preferences, and the liberating joy of letting go.This episode recorded on 03/08/1993 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed. In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:*Finding freedom from attachment by learning to let go*Can we meditate society’s problems away?*What does it mean to seek wisdom, compassion, freedom?*The Third Patriarch of Zen*Finding the Great Way and seeing the truth*Moving past our opinions and preferences*How our desires blind us and manufacture our reality*Suffering, impermanence, grasping, and not relying on reality*The path to liberation from our grasping and fears*The joy of letting go of our attachments and relaxing into what is*Training ourselves to have an obedient mind of the Buddha*Is there appropriate or wise attachment?*Clarifying the full spectrum of attachment*How to get out addiction and the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts*Dealing with attachment to our isolation, our separateness*Commitment as a healthy devoted attachment *Seeking a Wise Relationship to ourselves, others, and the world*The slippery slope of pleasure, into desire, into habit, into need*Wise attachment vs unwise attachment*The full spectrum of attachment and love“Go where you wish—cave, monastery, India, Tibet, do what you like—your mind goes with you, that’s the problem.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community members, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on Discovering the Great Way: Freedom from Attachment - Heart Wisdom Ep. 293 - youtu.be/DtwRHsunnXw================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Compassionate Responsiveness with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep.246 – Sutta Series Pt.43 Be Here Now Network 2025-06-06 | Joseph Goldstein explores how we can make compassionate responsiveness our default state through the clear dichotomy of skillful and unskillful actions. This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4oIn this episode’s exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph Goldstein discusses:*The mass madness and destruction caused by cruelty—on both global and personal levels*How subtle, unnoticed moments of cruelty can live within us without our *awareness*The spiritual and emotional challenge of keeping our hearts open in the face of immense suffering*Transforming consciousness to make compassion and empathy our natural, default response*The gift of mindfulness: seeing things as they truly are*Empathy as a foundational practice and the essential first step toward compassionate action*Releasing anger by opening ourselves to the suffering behind it*Two paths of compassion: compassionate action and compassion as a motivation to awaken*Planting seeds of compassion for the benefit of all beings *Naturally flowing compassion from a heart free of ego and self-reference“Our practice is really about the transformation of consciousness in such a way that makes compassionate responsiveness the default setting of our lives. Can we really open in such a way and understand things in such a way that it simply becomes the way we are—it becomes our natural response.” – Joseph Goldstein================Compassionate Responsiveness with Joseph Goldstein - youtu.be/rXPHWjqfwjY================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on Bringing Joy to Activism Be Here Now Network 2025-06-06 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/6jUCCuQvjVA“Yes, we stand up for justice—but who are we when we stand up, and how beautiful and joyful can we be?” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on Bringing Joy to Activism - youtu.be/Vl67vQUw-do================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield and Ocean Robbins on Becoming What You Want the World to Be - Heart Wisdom Ep. 292 Be Here Now Network 2025-06-04 | Jack and Ocean continue their deep conversation, exploring how to create positive change in the world without losing our spiritual center and loving essence. This episode was originally recorded for the Food Revolution Network in November of 2024. Discover Your Buddha Nature with Jack Kornfield, an online journey for reclaiming our dignity, compassion, and generosity, beginning June 2. Head over to JackKornfield.com to learn more.In this episode, Jack and Ocean mindfully explore:*Activism and creating positive change in the world*How to save the world without losing yourself*Acting beautifully without attachment to the fruits*How not not to let the immense suffering of the world get to us*Wes Nisker, Gary Snyder, and saving the world because you love it*Acting in this world with peace, love, courage, and nobility*Honoring our emotions, grief, and fears, but not letting them control us*Becoming what you want the world to be*His Holiness the Dalai Lama and meeting our lives with honesty and joy*Fighting for freedom and justice, but having fun doing it*Making activism fun, joyful, and beautiful*Emphasizing the positives acts in the world*Life changing wisdom from the Buddha*Holding it all in the great heart of compassion*Adding your voice, love, energy, and compassion*If your grief is big, hold it from something bigger“Neither meditation nor activism has to be a grim duty. These are invitations to open the heart and be present for everything. In activism you stand up because you care and you love, and then you bring your best to it.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Ocean Robbins:Ocean Robbins is an American entrepreneur and author, best known for his role as the co-founder of Food Revolution Network, Inc. This California-based company is dedicated to advocating for a whole foods, plant-based diet. Check out Ocean’s book, 31-Day Food Revolution, to learn more about healing the body and transforming the world. About Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community members, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield and Ocean Robbins on Becoming What You Want the World to Be - Heart Wisdom Ep. 292 - youtu.be/6jUCCuQvjVA================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Ram Dass on Psychedelics and the Innocence of Consciousness | Here & Now Podcast Ep. 278 Be Here Now Network 2025-06-02 | In this interview from 1977, Ram Dass shares his views on psychedelics and how they can provide a free slate to experience the innocence of consciousness once again. Join the most important psychedelic gathering of the year......bridging science, spirit & society at Psychedelic Science 2025: THE INTEGRATION, hosted by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. Be part of the movement that will shape the next era of mental health, medicine, and consciousness.Featuring speakers like Paul Stamets, United States Representative Tim Ryan, UCSF Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology Researcher Robin Carhartt-Harris, Rick Doblin, founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS) Richard Schwartz, Pilar Guzman, CEO/Medical Director of the American Psychiatric Association Marketa M. Wills - M.D., M.B.A., FAPA, comedian Reggie Watts, musicians TYCHO & Jim James, and many more!Listeners get 15% off tickets to the 5-day event with our promo code LSRF15 at PsychedelicScience.orgThis episode of Here and Now is from an interview with Ram Dass conducted by New Dimensions Radio in 1977, shortly after Ram Dass participated in a conference called “LSD – A Generation Later.” The interview begins with Ram Dass discussing the happenings at the conference and his interactions with other psychedelic luminaries, including Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, and Albert Hofmann. Ram Dass explores the culture surrounding LSD in 1977, and how he has no desire to legislate how other people live their lives. He shares his guru’s instructions for using the “yogi medicine” and talks about whether or not it’s important to have a guide for psychedelic experiences.Finally, Ram Dass cautions that “getting high and seeing” is only one part of the process of change, and there are inner processes necessary to bring about change in life. He discusses the cultural evolution brought about by psychedelics and the shifts in consciousness he sees taking place. The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowship to receive event invitations directly in your inbox.Sponsors of this Episode:This show is sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Check out their new Maxx & Free energy shots and get 60% off your subscription with our code RAMDASS60 at magicmind.com/ramdassmfRam Dass Here & Now is also brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.Reunion is offering $250 off any stay to the Love, Serve, Remember community. Simply use the code BeHere250 when booking. Disconnect from the world so you can reconnect with yourself at Reunion. Hotel | www.reunionhotelandwellness.com Retreats | www.reunionexperience.org“If you have a guide, you’re calm, and you really want to explore your inner being, I still see LSD as an incredible vehicle for overriding your habitual response patterns, your habits of thought, and giving you a free slate to experience your innocence of consciousness once again.” – Ram Dass================Ram Dass pn Psychedelics and the Innocence of Consciousness | Here & Now Podcast Ep. 278 - youtu.be/XcJOLjuig2o================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on Why There is Suffering Be Here Now Network 2025-05-30 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/Vy0X-bMZyEg“You can’t have birth without death, you can’t have light without dark, you can’t have beginnings without endings. We live in a universe constructed of opposites. That’s just the game of form, of duality. You can’t have form without the emptiness from which it comes.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on Why There is Suffering - youtu.be/QWkoUg57WhM================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
The Calm Ocean and the Storm with Jack Kornfield and Ocean Robbins - Heart Wisdom Ep. 291 Be Here Now Network 2025-05-27 | Jack is interviewed by Ocean Robbins to explore the big spiritual questions—why there is suffering, how to navigate duality, making the ordinary holy, and cultivating a loving witness.Discover Your Buddha Nature with Jack Kornfield, an online journey for reclaiming our dignity, compassion, and generosity, beginning June 2. Head to JackKornfield.com for more info!“It’s important to not use spiritual practice to set up an ideal or judge yourself. Sometimes you need to shut down, and then you open again. So the spiritual path is really about being with both the calm ocean and the storm.” – Jack KornfieldIn this episode, Jack and Ocean mindfully explore:*What first got Jack into mindfulness and meditation*Life as beautiful, and an ocean of tears*Suffering, Buddhism, and the end of suffering*Why is there suffering in the world?*Navigating the reality of duality—form and emptiness, life and death*The recycling nature of the universe*How to make the ordinary holy*Meeting our lives with presence*A simple way to explain “The Witness”*The magic of consciousness*A calming and deep guided meditation *Holding fear and grief in compassion*Not getting caught in reactions and anger*Acting the nobility of heart and your original dignity This episode was originally recorded for the Food Revolution Network in November of 2024. “Life is extraordinarily beautiful, and it’s an ocean of tears. You can’t have birth without death, you can’t have light without dark, you can’t have beginnings without endings. We live in a universe constructed of opposites. That’s just the game of form, of duality. You can’t have form without the emptiness from which it comes.” – Jack KornfieldAbout Ocean Robbins:Ocean Robbins is an American entrepreneur and author, best known for his role as the co-founder of Food Revolution Network, Inc. This California-based company is dedicated to advocating for a whole foods, plant-based diet. Check out Ocean’s book, 31-Day Food Revolution, to learn more about healing the body and transforming the world. About Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community members, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================(The Calm Ocean and the Storm with Jack Kornfield and Ocean Robbins - Heart Wisdom Ep. 291 - youtu.be/Vy0X-bMZyEg================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Ram Dass on Service and Social Action Across the Decades – Here & Now Podcast Ep. 277 Be Here Now Network 2025-05-21 | Speaking across the decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s, Ram Dass shares his insights into responding to suffering, the meaning of service, and the confluence of social action and spiritual work.This episode of Here and Now is a compilation of Ram Dass talking about service and social action across the decades.We begin in 1969, during a time of significant cultural change. A time where the people of the United States found themselves in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement, the anti-war protests, and the rise of Women’s Liberation. Ram Dass explores the concept of social responsibility and talks about why protesting should come from a place not of anger, but of love.Next, we move to 1983. The media landscape has transformed in the wake of the Iran hostage crisis, political paradigms shift as Ronald Reagan makes his way to power, and communities all over the world begin to feel the impact of the growing AIDS epidemic. Ram Dass talks about learning to trust one’s intuitive inner voice when it comes to responding to suffering, and how we can bring together social action and spiritual work.Two years later, it is 1985 and the world has rapidly evolved. The Soviet Union has become a global threat. The nightly news shows the Apartheid regime in South Africa violently cracking down on Civil Rights activists, while the Reagan administration stands by, focused instead on rolling back civil liberties at home in the United States. Ram Dass offers perspective on navigating these challenges with an open heart. He explores the difference between dharma and seva, and why service requires us to embrace paradox in our lives.It is 1993, technology is transforming the world and how we engage with it. Ram Dass explores how being too attached to the fruits of our actions can be detrimental to social action work, leading activists to burn out quickly.We end our journey across the decades in 2018, in the middle of the first Trump administration in America. Wars rage on, and civil liberty is at risk across the globe. How do we oppose this skillfully and with an open heart? Ram Dass talks about how karma yoga is the key to finding the right balance between working on yourself and taking action for the benefit of others. The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowship to receive event invitations directly in your inbox: ramdass.org/fellowshipRam Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Get 45% off the Magic Mind bundle with our link: magicmind.com/ramdassReunion is offering $250 off any stay to the Love, Serve, Remember community. Simply use the code “BeHere250” when booking. Disconnect from the world so you can reconnect with yourself at Reunion. Hotel | www.reunionhotelandwellness.com Retreats | www.reunionexperience.orgAbout Ram Dass:Ram Dass’s spirit has been a guiding light for generations, carrying millions along on the journey. Ram Dass teaches that through the Bhakti practice of unconditional love, we can all connect with our true nature. Through these teachings, Ram Dass has shared a little piece of his guru, Maharaj-ji, with all who have listened to him.“So it really requires, it seems to me, staying open from moment to moment when you’re doing social action. And if you’re too obsessed with the goal, you lose it. If you’re too obsessed with the goal, since in much action you don’t get what you want, you’ll burn out much sooner. And so, the injunction of the Bhagavad Gita, which says be not identified with being the actor, be not attached to the fruits of the action, and yet, the action happens.” – Ram Dass================Ram Dass on Service and Social Action Across the Decades – Here & Now Podcast Ep. 277 - youtu.be/4HwhHsbBKfM================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
J. Krishnamurti on the Art of Seeing and Listening | Freedom from the Known Podcast Ep. 10 Be Here Now Network 2025-05-20 | J. Krishnamurti considers the mechanical quality of seeing and listening that humans often suffer from, and why it prevents us from being free. To start at the beginning of this 18-part dialogue on consciousness, spirituality and navigating life with J. Krishnamurti and Dr. Allan W. Anderson: youtu.be/rcn0gXWv9UUIn this episode, J. Krishnamurti and Dr. Allan W. Anderson consider:- Seeing through the screen of our own prejudices, fears, and egos - The separation between us and our object of perception - Listening through the screen of irritations and personal translations rather than directly hearing what others say- What occurs when we are able to listen without any interference, interpretation, or conclusion- The black and white quality of listening versus non-listening - Giving our total attention to what is being said to us - The way that our minds are oriented towards commercialism - Considering the ways in which we learn, or if there is even learning at all- How the brain can only function within complete security - Action based on ideas such as inaction, and the mechanical quality of our seeing and listening- The living death of never being free and only focusing on what we think we knowAbout J. Krishnamurti:For nearly six decades until his passing in 1986 at the age of ninety, Jiddu Krishnamurti traversed the globe, delivering spontaneous and captivating discourses to large audiences. Krishnamurti assumed the role of an investigator rather than an authority figure, encouraging individuals to question assumptions and explore the depths of their consciousness. His extensive body of work, estimated at over 100 million words, spans more than six decades of relentless inquiry and dialogue. His teachings, compiled in numerous books and translated into multiple languages, continue to inspire seekers worldwide, inviting them to embark on a profound journey of self-discovery and understanding. J. Krishnamurti’s legacy endures as a guiding light, offering timeless wisdom for those who dare to challenge conventional thinking and explore the complexities of existence.About Dr. Allan W. Anderson:Dr. Allan Anderson was a poet, author, Professor Emeritus, beloved teacher, scholar of the Oracular Tradition, and a gifted religious linguist. He helped to form the Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State College in 1969. Dr. Anderson later became chair of that department, specializing in Eastern Religions, until his retirement in 1985.This talk was originally recorded in 1974 at San Diego State University and curated by the Krishnamurti Foundation of America"Seeing and listening have become mechanical. We never see anything new. Even the flower is never new which has blossomed overnight. It is always from the known to the known. A movement in time and therefore time-binding, and therefore never free." – J. Krishnamurti================(J. Krishnamurti on the Art of Seeing and Listening | Freedom from the Known Podcast Ep. 10 - youtu.be/i56STl3kFis================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Bowing to the Breath: An Embodied Mindfulness Practice with Jack Kornfield - Heart Wisdom Ep. 290 Be Here Now Network 2025-05-20 | In this guided breath meditation, Jack Kornfield invites listeners into a space of ease, trust, and ardent gratitude for our bodies, hearts, and minds. Learn to cultivate dignity, compassion, and generosity in Discovering Your Buddha Nature with Jack Kornfield, an online journey beginning June 2. Head to JackKornfield.com to learn more and sign up!This week on Heart Wisdom, Jack leads listeners through:*The true purpose of meditation and returning from the outer world to our inner selves *Softening the body and releasing any physical and emotional tension*Grounding ourselves as we sense the weight of our body being fully supported by the earth *Receiving whatever thoughts and emotions arise during meditation with compassion and openness*Noticing how the body breathes itself, relaxing into each breath, and inviting a sense of ease and trust *Feeling the rise and fall of our bellies with each inhale and exhale*Bowing inwardly to our life-sustaining breath and thanking it for keeping us alive*Expanding the field of mindful loving awareness to the entire body, heart, and mind *Finding the parts of our body that are storing buried difficulties *Considering the energy of the mind and how occupied it is most of the time*Welcoming a sense of peace and presence with a quieter mind and a tender heart *Resting in ‘the awareness that notices’ and de-identifying with the breath and body"This is your life breath. It breathes you together with all living things. It breathes you with everyone in the room, the ocean of air in the trees. As if to make an inward bow, you can say thank you to your breath for keeping you alive so steadily." – Jack Kornfield This meditation was originally recorded for the InsightLA Sunday livestream on April 20, 2025.About Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Bowing to the Breath: An Embodied Mindfulness Practice with Jack Kornfield - Heart Wisdom Ep. 290 - youtu.be/SO1YhCj5fg8================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Training the Heart for Lovingkindness w/ Joseph Goldstein | Insight Hour Ep.245 – Sutta Series Pt.42 Be Here Now Network 2025-05-15 | Joseph Goldstein explores the simplicity of lovingkindness (metta), reminding us that this innate quality within each person requires patience and steady practice to truly cultivate.This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4oThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self.In this week’s exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, Buddhist teacher Joseph Goldstein discusses:• The cultivation of goodwill and lovingkindness as a foundation of mindfulness practice• Beings who radiate a powerful field of love, like the Dalai Lama and Dipa Ma• Offering unconditional love without expecting anything in return• Metta as the gateway to an open and compassionate heart toward self and others• Realizing that our emotional state is shaped by our own perceptions• Understanding the confusion between genuine love and personal desire• Pausing during practice to reconnect with the felt sense of lovingkindness• Integrating metta into everyday life by extending kindness to strangers• How societal conditioning influences our understanding and expression of love• Reconnecting with our natural capacity for altruism and spontaneous kindness• Focusing on the good in others as a powerful metta meditation• Reflecting on whether we are still holding grudges deep in the heart• The patience and resilience required to train the heart and mind over timeThis episode was originally published on Dharmaseed“I can simply start doing metta for everyone that I pass, for everybody on the street. May everyone here be happy. May everyone here be peaceful. It's amazing the change that happens in a moment. Instead of walking down the street being disconnected, all of a sudden, our hearts and our minds have expanded and become inclusive. It's like we gather everyone up in our field of goodwill.” – Joseph Goldstein================Training the Heart for Lovingkindness w/ Joseph Goldstein | Insight Hour Ep.245 – Sutta Series Pt.42 - youtu.be/VqW05HA4Z2E================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Alan Watts: Dreaming the World | Being in the Way Podcast Ep. 35 Be Here Now Network 2025-05-15 | Diving into the cosmic drama of reality, Alan Watts describes the world as a divine dream which is poetic, playful, and only sometimes serious.Subscribe to the Being in the Way Podcast with Alan Watts on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!This series is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation. Visit Alanwatts.org for full talks from Alan Watts.This time on Being in the Way, Alan Watts:• Exploring how we get caught in the cosmic game and drama of life• Seeing the universe as the playful expression of divine energy• Questioning identity: the tension between acting and simply being.• Confronting the spiritual taboo of realizing the self as God—tat tvam asi.• Indirect awareness of the networks and systems in the physical world • Music and the pure delight in complex orders of sound• Embracing the paradox of existence as poetic, musical, and playful, while still being serious.• Considering all of the senses as forms of one, larger sense of touch• The oneness of up and down, black and white, being and non-being • Complexities of human culture that arise out of duality "The real taboo is 'that art thou'. You, lurking behind the mask of being an impermanent human person, are really responsible for the whole thing. If anybody claims that in our culture, we put them straight away into an asylum. That is the very hallmark of insanity. But, in India, if someone suddenly wakes up one morning and says 'My goodness, I'm God', everybody says instead of your crazy or blasphemous, they say 'Congratulations, at last you've found out'". – Alan Watts================Alan Watts: Dreaming the World – Being in the Way Podcast Ep. 35 - youtu.be/8OAGedAblvo================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Bodhisattvas of the Great Turning with Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman | Heart Wisdom Ep. 289 Be Here Now Network 2025-05-13 | In this time of global uncertainty, Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman call us to rise with fierce compassion and become Bodhisattvas of the Great Turning.Head over to JackKornfield.com to join Jack's Free New Course, Stand Up For Compassion: A Free Course and Resource for Navigating Uncertain Times. In this episode, Jack and Trudy mindfully explore:*How you can pick all the flowers, but you can’t stop the spring*Navigating fear politics and the cultural media machine*Letting go of fear, blame, shame, and ending systemic division*Using this time of “The Great Turning” as an opportunity to create a more loving world*Ajahn Chah and living the truth of uncertainty*How to face the big problems of the world with even bigger love*Meeting the world through the Bodhisattva Vows*How loving people and feeding people connects with enlightenment*The path and practices of loving awareness and compassion*Inclining the heart towards kindness and generosity*How caterpillars change to butterflies through Imaginal Cells*The world-changing power of true community*Learning how to respond mindfully to any trigger or circumstance*Becoming a make-weight of hope to tip the scales of humanity to love and balance*The spiritual wisdom of Passover and Easter*Letting go of tension and flowing into relaxation*The Pagan Goddess of Dawn*Community as the antidote for loneliness*Crying, letting the tears come, and seeing what happens*How to interact with people who are highly anxious or avoidant*Saying hello to the people around you“Tears feel endless, bottomless, when they don’t have a chance to fall. When they get to fall, they fall and fall, but they stop because tears too are impermanent, they cannot fall forever. It’s really like this with all the intense emotions we are afraid will flood and drown us in some way.” – Trudy Goodman"What we're experiencing, Joanna Macy calls, The Great Turning. It's the breakdown of the exploitive late-stage capitalist model where we get as much as we can, and the harbinger of the possibility of interdependence. When it breaks down, that turning says, ‘We will use this time to turn this world into something better, to care for one another. The possibility starts with us." – Jack Kornfield This episode was originally recorded for the InsightLA Sunday livestream on April 20, 2025.About Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Bodhisattvas of the Great Turning with Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman - Heart Wisdom Ep. 289 - youtu.be/x72yqmm2ngs================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
Jack Kornfield on The Dharma of Zoos During a Hurricane Be Here Now Network 2025-05-10 | Subscribe to The Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app! Proudly presented by the Be Here Now Network, home of official podcasts from thought leaders like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield and more!Watch the full conversation here: youtu.be/O11Ce1qha0Q"When we become still, when we're not trying to be something, when we're in the moments of the trusting heart—what's left is not imitation or artificial, it is as natural as the Tao, as resilient and flexible as water, and as forgiving as the earth." – Jack KornfieldAbout Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a years worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.================Jack Kornfield on The Dharma of Zoos During a Hurricane- youtu.be/6uM7S3d3N88================Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe:youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfgFollow Be Here Now Network:Facebook: facebook.com/BeHereNowNetworkTwitter: twitter.com/beherenownetInstagram: instagram.com/beherenownetwork================Be Here Now NetworkPodcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance.Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more!Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: beherenownetwork.com
