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U.S.ReligionSchoolSenior postingWebsiteJack Kornfield (born 1945) is a bestselling American author and teacher in the movement in American. He trained as a Buddhist in, and, first as a student of the Thai forest master and of Burma.

He has taught worldwide since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist Mindfulness practice to the West. In 1975, he co-founded the in, with and, and subsequently in 1987, in. Kornfield has organized teacher training and led international gatherings of Buddhist teachers including the Dalai Lama and has worked as a peacemaker and activist. Contents.Biography Kornfield is one of four boys born to Jewish parents. He is a fraternal twin.After graduating from in Asian Studies in 1967, Kornfield joined the and was sent to Thailand.

There he met and became a monk under the renowned forest master, and later practiced with of Burma. Kornfield returned to the United States in 1972 and, in the summer of 1974, participated in the founding session of Naropa Buddhist University. From the associations of this period came the, co-founded in 1975 with and in. In 1987 he co-founded in Woodacre, California.Kornfield has trained many of the Vipassana teachers in America, and hosted and led gatherings for Buddhist teachers together with the Dalai Lama and worldwide.

Trained with a Ph.D. In from, Kornfield has written extensively on the bridge between Eastern and Western psychology.His daughter Caroline is a graduate of Berkeley Law and practices Asylum Law. His ex-wife Liana is an artist and therapist. His wife Trudy Goodman is also a renowned meditation teacher and the founding teacher of InsightLA. Teachings. Founded by Kornfield in 1988Kornfield has worked to make Buddhism accessible for Westerners.

He has focused on combining loving kindness and self compassion with the practice of mindfulness, and incorporating together the wisdom of Eastern and Western psychology.In Jack Kornfield's book After the Ecstasy, the Laundry, he writes about the honest development of the wise heart within the cycles of day-to-day life; for instance 'amid all the Western masters and teachers I know, some idealistic perfection is not apparent. Times of great wisdom, deep compassion, and a real knowing of freedom alternate with periods of fear, confusion, neurosis, and struggle. Most teachers will readily admit this.' Kornfield sells online meditation courses from his web site.Books published His books include. Kornfield, Jack (2017). Atria Books, Inc.

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Jack Kornfield Quotes

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path. P. xix.External links. from the DIY Dharma website. from the Urban Dharma website.