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

Deeply unveiling the Buddha’s transformative miracle of awakening, Jack provides a comprehensive guide to finding freedom in everyday life. Discover your great joy and love in Jack's life-changing new online journey beginning Sept 9 – 'The Awakened Heart: Discovering Your Great Joy and Love' “We’re asked to discover in this dance the possibility of awakening in the midst of our life, to turn what we do into something sacred.” – Jack Kornfield In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:What happened to the Buddha when he sat under the Bodhi TreeWhat Buddha’s enlightenment means for the worldBodh Gaya and the possibility of awakening through natureBuddha’s path as a yogi, and how he dealt with his spiritual powersBuddha's miracle of awakening and educationReflections and questions from the Buddha for how you are livingKeeping freshness and “beginner’s mind” in your practiceParenting, schooling, and the different styles of educationFinding freedom in the difficulties and direct circumstances of your lifeThe real possibility of awakening in the midst of lifeThe Ten Paramitas, Buddhism’s Ten PerfectionsWhat walking meditation is actually aboutWhy Thich Nhat Hanh does everything slowly and mindfullyPatience, listening, and presenceSpiritual life as the education of awakeningListening deeply for the Tao, Dharma, truth “Spiritual life kindles in us an interest, an attention, a passion to awaken.” – Jack Kornfield “Meditation is the art of doing what we do and bringing our senses, our heart, our whole being to that.” – Jack Kornfield This episode recorded on 10/01/1990 was originally published on DharmaSeed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.