Jack Kornfield Biography

Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand India and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. He began his training after graduating from Dartmouth College in Asian Studies in 1967. Then he joined the Peace Corps and was assigned to the Public Health Service in northeast Thailand which is home to several of the world's oldest Buddhist forest monasteries. He met and studied under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma. After returning to the United States Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre Massachusetts with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein. He is also a founding teacher of the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre California where he currently lives and teaches. Over the years Jack has taught in centers and universities worldwide led International Buddhist Teacher meetings with the Dalai Lama and worked with many of the great teachers of our time. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a husband father and an activist.
His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. They include A Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology A Path with Heart; After the Ecstasy the Laundry; Teachings of the Buddha; Seeking the Heart of Wisdom; Living Dharma; A Still Forest Pool; Stories of the Spirit Stories of the Heart; Buddha’s Little Instruction Book; The Art of Forgiveness Lovingkindness and Peace Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are and his most recent book

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