#29 Jack Kornfield - The Art Of Forgiveness

Jack Kornfield, PhD, trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma, and India and has taught worldwide since 1974. He is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practices to the West. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and is the cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and of Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California.
“Forgiveness is a beautiful gift that frees the heart,” teaches Jack. “Without forgiveness we are chained to the past. Fortunately, forgiveness can be learned and practiced.” In this presentation, Jack invites us to experience the power of forgiveness, exploring:
• Meditation as a pathway to cultivate our ability to forgive ourselves and others
• The capacity of forgiveness to free our hearts from suffering and liberate ourselves from the past
• A guided practice through the three dimensions of forgiveness

[@Stratman389]

I am struggling with forgiveness at the moment, mainly self-forgiveness, ie forgiving myself for being a fu'kin' idiot.

[@y9w1]

That mother, who lost her son... What a heart! ♥️♥️♥️ Bodhisattva heart. Truly amazing and so inspiring 🙏❤️

[@jesslyn4919]

#AwarenessConsciousness

[@jesslyn4919]

Thanks

[@_eddiecole]

Forgiveness is the opposite of _____. Fill in the blank

[@Stratman389]

Tricky, it's the opposite of many things. I'm going to go with Forgiveness is the opposite of holding on.

[@_eddiecole]

@@Stratman389 interesting. forgiveness for holding on happens best when I'm not holding on to forgiveness.

[@ybwang7124]

I would like to humbly put vengeance as the answer to the blank space