Ep. 279 – Jack Kornfield
From Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg by Be Here Now Network
February 3, 2026 · 1h 11m · Episode 279
About this episode
Jack Kornfield returns to discuss his new book and various themes related to mindfulness and interconnectedness.
For episode 279, Jack Kornfield returns to the Metta Hour to talk about his new book, “All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World.” Jack 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 is the cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and of Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. He holds a PhD in clinical psychology and has written more than fifteen books, including The Wise Heart, A Path with Heart , and more. In this conversation, Sharon and Jack speak about: The impetus for Jack’s new book The universe is made of stories Beginner’s Mind as the goal of practice Ajahn Chah’s squirrel story How repetition factors into storytelling Trusting the gifts of interconnectedness Ram Dass as the great public neurotic The glance of mercy The Bodhisattva Vow Envisioning generosity to change the world Working with our expectations Despair is not the end of the story Mindful Service as a source of happiness The Insight Meditation Society's 50th anniversary The founding of IMS told by Jack How the…
People in this episode
Host: Sharon Salzberg
Guest: Jack Kornfield
Topics covered
- Buddhist mindfulness
- storytelling
- interconnectedness
- Dharma
- meditation
- generosity
Keywords
- mindfulness
- Buddhism
- meditation
- storytelling
- generosity
- Dharma
- interconnectedness
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock Center
Books & works: All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World, The Wise Heart, A Path with Heart
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