April 10, 2026 This two-part conversation with Jack Kornfield explores the nature of real greatness as a form of awakened dignity, nobility, and greatness of heart, rooted in compassion, love, and our deepest spiritual potential. Through reflections on awakening, the bodhisattva ideal, burnout, sacred purpose, and the joy of serving others, Jack offers a warm and profound invitation to remember our own beauty, live our ideals, and embody a more liberated way of being.
Jack Kornfield
Jack Kornfield (born 1945) is a American author and teacher in the Vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism. He trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma and India, first as a student of the Thai forest master Ajahn Chah and Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma.
He has taught meditation worldwide since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practices to the West. In 1975, he co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, and subsequently in 1987, Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. Kornfield has worked as a peacemaker and activist, organized teacher trainings, and led international gatherings of Buddhist teachers including the Dalai Lama.
