{"podcast":{"title":"Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield","slug":"heart-wisdom-with-jack-kornfield-588894","podcast_index_feed_id":588894,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/heart-wisdom-with-jack-kornfield","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/heart-wisdom-with-jack-kornfield","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/b8/cd/bc/08/b8cdbc08-ece4-4faa-b575-2a5e48f87f12/fb4d2788b60be43321e405a763f9a9e1bd7769d23d293a482c5135ee2896c9b107cfe18cd339967532491894b6630f4b95596ab57106f7fca7c4d143f9bf749a.jpeg","author":"Be Here Now Network","episode_count":327,"summary":"The Jack Kornfield Heart Wisdom hour celebrates Jack’s ability to mash up his long established Buddhist practices with many other mystical traditions, revealing the poignancy of life’s predicaments and the path to finding freedom from self-interest, self-judgment and unhappiness.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T06:19:39.247932+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-wisdom-with-jack-kornfield-588894"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 313 – Winter’s Sacred Pause: Standing Still in a Turning World","slug":"ep-313-winter-s-sacred-pause-standing-still-in-a-turning-world","published_at":"2025-12-31T17:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-wisdom-with-jack-kornfield-588894/ep-313-winter-s-sacred-pause-standing-still-in-a-turning-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-wisdom-with-jack-kornfield-588894","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/99d39a15-49b6-4622-8fbf-700cd781db74.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/99d39a15-49b6-4622-8fbf-700cd781db74.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"As we fully enter the winter season, Jack reflects on the ancient meaning of solstice—the standing still—and what becomes possible when we allow ourselves to pause. In a world shaped by speed, grief, and uncertainty, he invites us into stillness as a sacred act. Jack’s new book is out now!: All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World “To be able to come together and not do anything is an extraordinary thing in our culture and our time.” –Jack Kornfield In this episode, Jack explores: The sacred meaning of the winter solstice Stillness as a spiritual practice Impermanence and the uncertainty of human life Holding grief and beauty at the same time Birth, death, and remembering what truly matters “Imagine this is your last day. Who would you call? What would you say? And why are you waiting?” –Jack Kornfield, reflecting on a teaching from Stephen Levine This Dharma Talk originally took place in Dec 2025 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation. Stay up to date with Jack’s upcoming livestreams and events here . About Jack Kornfield: Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses divi…","meta_description":"As we fully enter the winter season, Jack reflects on the ancient meaning of solstice—the standing still—and what becomes possible when we allow ourselves…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1875,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heart-wisdom-with-jack-kornfield-588894/episodes/ep-313-winter-s-sacred-pause-standing-still-in-a-turning-world/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-wisdom-with-jack-kornfield-588894/ep-313-winter-s-sacred-pause-standing-still-in-a-turning-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}