Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sometimes our suffering and psychic disturbance are so great that we cannot sit to meditate or hold the body still. Then trainings in movement such as walking meditation and yoga, or mindful practices of sweeping the floor and preparing food, are used to settle the mind. On retreat we may suggest that such a student spend time working in the meditation center garden. Many people have initiated healing through patiently tending the plants and digging in the earth. Such practices help to ground the fragmented mind in the body.
Sometimes our suffering and psychic disturbance are so great that we cannot sit to meditate or hold the body still. Then trainings in movement such as walking meditation and yoga, or mindful practices of sweeping the floor and preparing food, are used to settle the mind. On retreat we may suggest that such a student spend time working in the meditation center garden. Many people have initiated healing through patiently tending the plants and digging in the earth. Such practices help to ground the fragmented mind in the body.
![Flowing Wisdom | Relaxing Jack Kornfield Dharma Talk on Water [with Ambient Music & Visuals]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yr9jvP8mf9k/mqdefault.jpg "Flowing Wisdom | Relaxing Jack Kornfield Dharma Talk on Water [with Ambient Music & Visuals]
Enjoy this relaxing multimedia experience merging Jacks flowing wisdom with soft ambient music and meditative visuals. Cast this serene experience on your television, turn down the lights and shine it from the projector, or simply press play and turn your phone upside down to help yourself drift off to sleep. Whichever modality you chooseβget settled, relax, and enjoy Jacks flowing wisdom Dharma Talk on the spirituality of water.
βDo you have the constancy to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving and present until the right action arises by itself?β β Jack Kornfield
This Jack Dharma Talk, The Water of Dharma, was originally recorded on October 11, 1993.
This updated multimedia experience was curated by Carly Bronikowski.
β For more Jack dharma talks, guided meditations, articles, full length courses, and more, visit https://jackkornfield.com/
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