Ep. 318 – All in This Together Series #6: Bowing to the Mystery, An Invitation for Liberation

Ep. 318 – All in This Together Series #6: Bowing to the Mystery, An Invitation for Liberation

March 11, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 318

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Jack Kornfield reflects on bowing to life's mystery and its connection to liberation and inner peace.

Celebrating the release of All In This Together, Jack reflects on learning to bow to life’s mystery—and how doing so opens a path to liberation, love, and inner peace. Jack’s new book is out now: All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World 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. https://youtu.be/c9lBoai7ZTY “There’s something so mysterious about how things unfold. We live in something so huge and magnificent, but we get into small mind about how it should be, but we honestly don’t know so much.” –Jack Kornfield In this episode, Jack mindfully explores: More healing stories on love and respect Sharon Salzberg’s travel advice from Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche The stories of how both Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Insight Meditation Society came to be Bowing to the mystery of how everything unfolds Thich Nhat Hanh’s wisdom from a tree How weird, wild, and mysterious it is to be human The invitation to liberation this life offers How to stay calm driving in intense traffic Working with intention and letting others off the hook When people…

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