{"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. 327 – Spirit Rock's New Stupa: Community, Courage, and the Awakened Heart","slug":"ep-327-spirit-rock-s-new-stupa-community-courage-and-the-awakened-heart","published_at":"2026-07-15T16:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-wisdom-with-jack-kornfield-588894/ep-327-spirit-rock-s-new-stupa-community-courage-and-the-awakened-heart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-wisdom-with-jack-kornfield-588894","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/9252767c-7796-4804-9567-4bb161ff7607.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/9252767c-7796-4804-9567-4bb161ff7607.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Celebrating Spirit Rock's new stupa and 40 years of practice, Jack Kornfield reflects on spiritual community, resilience in times of suffering, and the timeless wisdom that helps us meet life with an awakened heart. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self. This week on Heart Wisdom, Jack Kornfield explores: Spiritual community as a refuge in difficult times Compassion and resilience amid global suffering Remembering our fundamental goodness The transformative power of meditation practice Kindness as the fruit of a lifetime of practice Discovering awareness as our natural state This teaching was originally recorded during the blessing of Spirit Rock's new stupa and the celebration of Jack Kornfield's 80th birthday. The full event was produced by Spirit Rock and has been adapted for Heart Wisdom. For information about visiting Spirit Rock or attending an in-person or online retreat, please visit  Spiritrock.org . “The land, the practices, and the community—these are the things that help us remember who we really are.”  –Jack Kornfield 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. J…","meta_description":"Celebrating Spirit Rock's new stupa and 40 years of practice, Jack Kornfield reflects on spiritual community, resilience in times of suffering, and the ti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2855,"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-327-spirit-rock-s-new-stupa-community-courage-and-the-awakened-heart/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-327-spirit-rock-s-new-stupa-community-courage-and-the-awakened-heart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}