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

Jack Kornfield ISBN 1407025740

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This book by Jack Kornfield has come up 3 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Jack Kornfield, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2022-06-22 and the most recent from 2024-07-03. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

What it is

A major new work by the author of the classic A Path with Heart. Here, one of the leading spiritual teachers of our time offers a radical, positive approach to living in today's worldFor over 2000 years, Buddhist psychology has offered invaluable insights into the nature of the heart and mind, and transformed the way many people around the world handle life's challenges. But the ancient texts on which these remarkable teachings are based can be difficult to penetrate for modern seekers.

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Guest's own workTim Ferriss

Elizabeth Gilbert and Jack Kornfield

“like a path with heart or the wise heart the guide to the principles of Buddhist psychology”— Jack Kornfield

The guest here is Elizabeth Gilbert and Jack Kornfield: Elizabeth Gilbert is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic, and City of Girls. Jack Kornfield is a founding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock, one of the key figures who brought mindfulness practice to the West and author of 16 books. A 10th-anniversary super-combo episode pairing Elizabeth Gilbert on grief, intuition, and saying no with Jack Kornfield on meditation and compassion.

02:55:092024-07-03
Guest's own workTim Ferriss

Jack Kornfield - How to Reduce Anxiety and Polish the Lens of Consciousness | The Tim Ferriss Show

“they include the wise heart a guide to the universal teachings of Buddhist psychology a path with heart after the Ecstasy in the laundry”— Tim Ferriss

The guest here is Jack Kornfield: Buddhist teacher and former monk trained in Thailand, India, and Burma; co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Center; author of many books on mindfulness; co-founder of Cloud Sangha. Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield on reducing anxiety, the nature of consciousness, love over enlightenment, and finding community.

00:06:452023-07-31
Guest's own workTim Ferriss

Jack Kornfield — How to Overcome Apathy and Find Beautiful Purpose

“I have read many of them. They include The Wise Heart, subtitle, A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology”— Tim Ferriss

The guest here is Jack Kornfield: Buddhist teacher trained as a monk in Thailand, India, and Burma; co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Center; holds a PhD in clinical psychology and helped introduce mindfulness practice to the West. Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield guides Tim Ferriss through working with anger, hypervigilance, despair, death, and cultivating joy.

00:02:482022-06-22