{"id":3519,"date":"2023-07-28T21:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T01:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/jack-kornfield-how-to-reduce-anxiety-and-polish-the-lens-of-consciousness-684\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T21:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T01:50:02","slug":"jack-kornfield-how-to-reduce-anxiety-and-polish-the-lens-of-consciousness-684","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/jack-kornfield-how-to-reduce-anxiety-and-polish-the-lens-of-consciousness-684\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Kornfield \u2014 How to Reduce Anxiety and Polish the Lens of Consciousness (#684)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68399 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1638&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 90vw, 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration.jpeg?resize=600%2C480&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration.jpeg?resize=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1638&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-Kornfield-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustration via <a rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/99designs.com\/tim\">99designs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>\u201cCan you be in this world and can you love it with all its imperfections? And can you bring that spirit of care and love in the middle of what\u2019s tragic and what\u2019s beautiful? That\u2019s a liberated heart.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><cite>\u2014 Jack Kornfield<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Jack Kornfield\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackKornfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">@JackKornfield<\/a>) trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to have introduced Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jack co-founded the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dharma.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Insight Meditation Society<\/a>\u00a0in Barre, Massachusetts, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2017\/11\/03\/sharon-salzberg\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sharon Salzberg<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dharma.org\/ims\/joseph_goldstein.html\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Goldstein<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiritrock.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spirit Rock<\/a>\u00a0Center in Woodacre, California. Current projects include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cloudsangha.co\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CloudSangha.co<\/a>, which offers practice groups for all;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mmtcp.soundstrue.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program<\/a>, which has trained 7,000 mindfulness teachers in 75 countries; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisdomventuresfund.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wisdom Ventures<\/a>, a fund investing in companies that promote compassion.<\/p>\n<p>His books have been translated into 22 languages and sold 2 million copies. They include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Wise-Heart-Jack-Kornfield-audiobook\/dp\/B00VS0V5Z0\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology<\/em><\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/A-Path-with-Heart-Jack-Kornfield-audiobook\/dp\/B000BYR530\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Path with Heart<\/em><\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/After-Ecstasy-Laundry-audiobook\/dp\/B0167DE84C\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>After the Ecstasy, the Laundry<\/em><\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Buddhas-Little-Instruction-Book-Kornfield\/dp\/0553373854\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Buddha\u2019s Little Instruction Book<\/em><\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Art-Forgiveness-Lovingkindness-Peace\/dp\/0553381199\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace<\/em><\/a>; and his most recent book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/No-Time-Like-Present-Finding-ebook\/dp\/B01HMXV236\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jack is also co-founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cloudsangha.co\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cloud Sangha<\/strong><\/a><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>and they offer a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cloudsangha.co\/test?utm_source=timferriss&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=timferrissshow2023&amp;utm_id=timferrissshow2023\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">quick and free Mindfulness Test<\/a>\u00a0to gauge your mindfulness levels. As a conscious online community,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cloudsangha.co\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cloud Sangha<\/a>\u00a0brings people together to create meaningful human connections and integrate mindfulness into everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>Please enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><strong><em>Listen to the episode on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/684-jack-kornfield-how-to-reduce-anxiety-and-polish\/id863897795?i=1000622692500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/544WY03c2Mpqa6qlOkeq5n?si=L8XaAqEnTy2_6-buyMUhlw\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/+Kebtna-8I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Overcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/2031148#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Podcast Addict<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/timferriss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1059468?country=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Castbox<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYXJ0MTkuY29tL3RpbS1mZXJyaXNzLXNob3c&amp;ved=0CAAQ4aUDahcKEwjI_ezXzuDnAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, <strong><em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9814f3cc-1dc5-4003-b816-44a8eb6bf666\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Music<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>or on your favorite podcast platform<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><strong><em><strong><strong><em><strong><em><strong>Brought to you by\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shopify.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Shopify<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business;<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drinkag1.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>AG1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0all-in-one nutritional supplement; 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Take your business to the next level today by visiting\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shopify.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\"><strong>shopify.com\/Tim<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Want to hear\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2022\/06\/22\/jack-kornfield-2\/\">Jack Kornfield\u2019s previous interview<\/a> on the podcast? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2022\/06\/22\/jack-kornfield-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Have a listen to our conversation<\/a> in which we discuss apathy and polarization, truth beneath anger, contractor-ese, retuning the tone of rage, coping with trauma-induced hypervigilance, out-of-body experiences, guided meditation for recapturing the adventure and joy of childhood, <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2022\/06\/22\/jack-kornfield-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>#601: Jack Kornfield \u2014 How to Overcome Apathy and Find Beautiful Purpose<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/c6b5d153-963c-4629-9c70-c7c834013e99\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/07\/28\/jack-kornfield-3\/#respond\">in the comments<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-68397\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hhs\">SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect with <strong>Jack Kornfield<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jackkornfield.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackKornfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jack_kornfield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jkornfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudsangha.co\/?utm_source=timferriss&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=timferrissshow2023&amp;utm_id=timferrissshow2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\"><strong>A Weekly Meditation Group for Practical Support | Cloud Sangha<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudsangha.co\/test?utm_source=timferriss&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=timferrissshow2023&amp;utm_id=timferrissshow2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Free Mindfulness Test | Cloud Sangha<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1451693699\/offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are by Jack Kornfield | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/Jack-Kornfield\/author\/B001H6OABQ?store_ref=ap_rdr&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=offsitoftimfe-20&amp;linkId=3c40741771b975a5c0b28a7f5de398fe&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Other Books by Jack Kornfield | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2022\/06\/22\/jack-kornfield-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Kornfield \u2014 How to Overcome Apathy and Find Beautiful Purpose | The Tim Ferriss Show #601<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/03\/12\/jack-kornfield-covid19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Kornfield \u2014 How to Find Peace Amidst COVID-19, How to Cultivate Calm in Chaos | The Tim Ferriss Show #414<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2018\/03\/05\/jack-kornfield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Kornfield \u2014 Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy in the Present | The Tim Ferriss Show #300<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dharma.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Tranquility. 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| Healthline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/12\/15\/magazine\/what-anesthesia-can-teach-us-about-consciousness.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">What Anesthesia Can Teach Us About Consciousness | The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/consciousness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Consciousness | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yogapedia.com\/definition\/5577\/lila\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">What is Lila? | Yogapedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/quotes\/105258-empty-your-mind-of-all-thoughts-let-your-heart-be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">\u201cIf You Don\u2019t Realize the Source\u2026\u201d \u2014\u00a0Lao Tzu | Goodreads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tao-Ching-Slip-cased-Lao-Tzu\/dp\/1788282779\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Zen-Mind-Beginners-50th-Anniversary\/dp\/1611808413\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Zen Mind, Beginner\u2019s Mind by Shunry\u016b Suzuki | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Karma | Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/parallels\/2013\/06\/11\/190671704\/the-day-nelson-mandela-walked-out-of-prison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Day Nelson Mandela Walked Out of Prison | NPR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cosmic-Game-Explorations-Frontiers-Consciousness\/dp\/0791438767\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness by Stanislav Grof | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meltingpotdharma.com\/2016\/03\/23\/the-buddha-and-his-frenemy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Buddha and His Frenemy | Melting-Pot Dharma<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quoteinvestigator.com\/2013\/10\/04\/never-happened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">I Am an Old Man and Have Known a Great Many Troubles, But Most of Them Never Happened | Quote Investigator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Work | Byron Katie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aqrtsufi.org\/sufism\/sohbet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Sohbet: Sermon of Divine Inspiration | Ansari Qadiri Rifai Tariqa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/mysticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Mysticism | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insightla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Non-Profit Meditation, Practice Mindfulness Online | InsightLA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/istanbuldervishceremony.com\/what-is-a-whirling-dervish-and-why-is-it-called-that\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">What Is a Whirling Dervish and Why Is It Called That? | Istanbul Dervish Ceremony<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tricycle.org\/article\/jhana-the-spice-your-meditation-has-been-missing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Jh\u0101na: The Spice Your Meditation Has Been Missing | Tricycle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/1\/MAT.6.22-23.KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 6:22-23 | King James Version (KJV)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yogainternational.com\/article\/view\/a-seekers-guide-to-samadhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">A Seeker\u2019s Guide to Samadhi | Yoga International<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Color-Purple-ALICE-WALKER\/dp\/1474612946\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Color Purple by Alice Walker | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarginalian.org\/2016\/11\/28\/einstein-circles-of-compassion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Einstein on Widening Our Circles of Compassion | The Marginalian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/merton.org\/TMSQ.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Merton Square | Thomas Merton Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Conjectures-Guilty-Bystander-Image-Classic\/dp\/0385010184\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander by Thomas Merton | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mettainstitute.org\/mettameditation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Brief Instructions for Loving-Kindness Meditation | Metta Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jackkornfield.com\/loving-kindness-meditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Audio: Loving-Kindness Meditation | Jack Kornfield<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Animal-Powers-Historical-Atlas-Mythology\/dp\/0912383003\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Way of the Animal Powers (The Historical Atlas of World Mythology, Vol. 1 by Joseph Campbell | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/I-Am-That-Nisargadatta-Maharaj\/dp\/0893860468\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/awakened\/comments\/ajsm4z\/what_did_nisargadatta_maharaj_mean_when_he\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">What Did Nisargadatta Maharaj Mean? | Reddit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/09\/30\/mark-plotkin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ethnobotany, Real vs. Fake Shamans, Hallucinogens, and the Dalai Lamas of South America | The Tim Ferriss Show #469<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-scientist.com\/news\/shamans-vs-synthetics-55851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Shamans vs. Synthetics | The Scientist Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/easingawake.com\/?p=CultivatingEaseAndJoy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Cultivating Grace: Ease and Irrational Joy | Easing Awake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesunmagazine.org\/issues\/451\/a-brief-for-the-defense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">A Brief For The Defense by Jack Gilbert | The Sun Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/cultural-comment\/britain-minister-of-loneliness-brexit-jo-cox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Britain\u2019s Appointment of a \u201cMinister of Loneliness\u201d Is No Laughing Matter | The New Yorker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/loneliness-minister-its-more-important-than-ever-to-take-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Loneliness Minister: \u201cIt\u2019s More Important than Ever to Take Action\u201d | GOV.UK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjewishlearning.com\/article\/minyan-the-congregational-quorum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Minyan: The Congregational Quorum | My Jewish Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yogapedia.com\/definition\/4997\/satsang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">What is Satsang? | Yogapedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tricycle.org\/magazine\/sangha-meaning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Meaning of Sangha | Tricycle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Transcendental Meditation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Be-Here-Now-Ram-Dass\/dp\/0517543052\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Be Here Now by Ram Dass | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seva.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Transforming Lives by Restoring Sight | Seva Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clifec.com\/the-glance-of-mercy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Glance Of Mercy | Community Life Church<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beherenownetwork.com\/category\/ram-dass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Ram Dass Here and Now Podcast Archives | Be Here Now Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/When-Impossible-Happens-Adventures-Non-Ordinary\/dp\/159179420X\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">When the Impossible Happens: Adventures in Non-Ordinary Realities by Stanislav Grof | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11097-020-09666-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Sensed Presence without Sensory Qualities: A Phenomenological Study of Bereavement Hallucinations | Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/sensing-the-dead-is-perfectly-normal-and-often-helpful-81048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Sensing the Dead Is Perfectly Normal \u2013 And Often Helpful | The Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/World-Lover-Self-Anniversary-Planetary\/dp\/1946764841\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">World as Lover, World as Self by Joanna Macy | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoliteracy.org\/article\/great-turning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">The Great Turning | The Center for Ecoliteracy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onbeing.org\/programs\/joanna-macy-a-wild-love-for-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Joanna Macy \u2014 A Wild Love for the World | The On Being Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thinking-Like-Mountain-Towards-Council\/dp\/1897408005\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Thinking Like a Mountain: Towards a Council of All Beings by John Seed, Joanna Macy, Pat Fleming, and Arne Naess | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eco-institute.org\/news\/2016\/9\/4\/council-of-all-beings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Council of All Beings | The Eco-Institute at Pickards Mountain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.religionandnature.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Website for the Academic Study of Religion and Nature &amp; Religion and Ecology | Religion and Nature<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SHOW NOTES<\/h3>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note: Timestamps will be added shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stan Grof.<\/li>\n<li>Yogic swoons and anesthetic autopiloting.<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s the <em>point<\/em> of consciousness?<\/li>\n<li>A big story or no story at all?<\/li>\n<li><em>The Cosmic Game<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>How would the Buddha deal with anxiety?<\/li>\n<li>The stories anxiety tells.<\/li>\n<li>Mystics and the mystery.<\/li>\n<li>Jhana practice and the dimensions of meditation.<\/li>\n<li>Achieving altered states: a matter of confidence or capacity?<\/li>\n<li>What is love?<\/li>\n<li>Wise guys.<\/li>\n<li>Reliably eliciting the non-self.<\/li>\n<li>Sifting out the charlatans.<\/li>\n<li>Atisha\u2019s instructions.<\/li>\n<li>Cultivating a more joyful mind.<\/li>\n<li>Living \u201csocial, not solo\u201d and Cloud Sangha.<\/li>\n<li>Ram Dass flunking the course.<\/li>\n<li>Connection, climate, and justice.<\/li>\n<li>Parting thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE JACK KORNFIELD QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cIf we\u2019re actually to become wise, we need to direct our attention to body, to emotions, to relationships, to thought. We actually need to become wise in those major dimensions of our life. And we can\u2019t expect that of people just because they have a certain title or robe or anything else.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jack Kornfield<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCan you be in this world and can you love it with all its imperfections? And can you bring that spirit of care and love in the middle of what\u2019s tragic and what\u2019s beautiful? That\u2019s a liberated heart.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jack Kornfield<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cPeople think spiritual life is a grim duty. \u2026 It\u2019s not meant to be a grim duty. If you don\u2019t have some joy and pleasure in it, that\u2019s the wrong direction, maybe. It\u2019s really an invitation to quiet and calm, to bring in care and compassion, and to find a joy.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jack Kornfield<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to fix the whole world, but you can reach and mend the places that you can touch.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jack Kornfield<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PEOPLE MENTIONED<\/h3>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related and Recommended<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/podcast\"><strong>The Tim Ferriss Show<\/strong><\/a> <\/em><span>is one <\/span>of the most popular podcasts in the world with more than 900 million downloads. It has been selected for &#8220;Best of Apple Podcasts&#8221; three times, it is often the #1 interview podcast across all of Apple Podcasts, and it&#8217;s been ranked #1 out of 400,000+ podcasts on many occasions. 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