Jack Kornfield – Heart Wisdom – Ep. 242 – Disentangling Your Illusions

Revealing how to disentangle your illusions and let go of old identities, Jack paves the way to the mystical present moment. Join Jack online Sat June 22 for The Awakened Heart: Mindfulness and Compassion Practices for Living a Wise and Free Life – a special live daylong retreat exploring lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and peace. Register here: go.spiritrock.org/SR062224 “Part of the joy of selflessness is that as we become selfless much greater forces of what life is move through us.” – Jack Kornfield In this episode, Jack mindfully explores: - Disentangling your illusions - Opening to the paradox of self and no-self - The yogic practice of asking, “Who am I?” - This mystical present moment - How the entire universe is inside your mind - Experiencing selflessness - Why you can’t just ‘no-self’ it away - Moving past your inner-critic, shame, and unworthiness - Listening to, accepting, and loving the shadow - The strength of being grounded on Earth - Working with meaninglessness - Letting go of old identities - Love as the work of a lifetime This Dharma Talk estimated to be recorded on 4/23/1990 was originally published on DharmaSeed. “You can’t just ‘no-self’ it away.” – Jack Kornfield “All that you need to do is to keep coming back to the present and what needs to open in you will. You can really trust that.” – Jack Kornfield