Jack Kornfield is a Buddhist teacher and meditation master on internationally renown and a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and of Spirit Rock Center in northern California. A former Buddhist monk, he holds a PhD in clinical psychology. His books include A Path with Heart, Buddha's Little Instruction Book, and After the Ecstasy.
“I love this gentle, brilliant, and incisive book. I read it
slowly, with amazement at its richness and wisdom, relief at
feeling so understood, pleasure in Kornfield’s beautiful writing
and sweet humor, and gratitude that such understanding has been
expressed in the written word. This Wise Heart changed me.” —Anne
Lamott, author of Traveling Mercies and Grace (Eventually)
“What an extraordinary mind is Jack Kornfield’s. Curious by nature
and brightly shining from birth, tempered by suffering, both
personal and worldly, it guides us, in this profound and useful
book, on a journey of consciousness unfamiliar to most of us born
in the West. The Wise Heart is one of those books, more than a
book, more like a companion, that encourages our bravery to meet
whatever confronts us in life with a caring and tranquil heart. It
is a transformative gift from one of the great spiritual teachers
of our time.”—Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple
“The Wise Heart is Jack Kornfield at his most wonderful and
illuminating. He brings to life a way to understand and cultivate
mindfulness, compassion, lovingkindness and true wisdom that
penetrates to the core of what liberation is all about.”—Jon
Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses and Arriving at Your Own
Door
“The Wise Heart offers more than remedies—it points the way to a
life of flourishing.”—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional
Intelligence and Social Intelligence
"This masterpiece of a dedicated life’s work unveils the principles
of an ancient ‘science of mind’ that are woven seamlessly into a
wondrous map of the human heart—one that is astonishingly
consistent with the discoveries of modern neuroscience.”—Daniel
Siegel, M.D., author of The Developing Mind and The Mindful
Brain
"Warm, funny, moving, and tremendously inspiring, The Wise Heart
brings Buddhist psychology to life. Reading it is, in itself, a
transformational experience.” —Mark Epstein, M.D., author of
Thoughts without a Thinker and Psychotherapy without the Self
“Jack Kornfield harvests a lifetime of experiences to create a
masterful, clear, and moving picture of the human mind and heart, a
picture whose hopeful healing power I find astounding.”—Norman
Fischer, former abbot, San Francisco Zen Center; author of Sailing
Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Your
Spiritual Journey
“Through clear teaching and wonderful storytelling, Jack Kornfield
inspires us to realize and embody the love, presence and freedom
that is our very essence.”—Tara Brach, author of Radical
Acceptance
"One of today's most compeling and inspiring guides to spiritual
growth."—Science of Mind
“His best book yet…. Kornfield comes across as the therapist you
wish you’d had…. Provides convincing and illustrative anecdotes and
stories, and reaches into world traditions and literature as well
as contemporary scientific research.”—Publishers Weekly, starred
review
"I love this gentle, brilliant, and incisive book. I read it
slowly, with amazement at its richness and wisdom, relief at
feeling so understood, pleasure in Kornfield's beautiful writing
and sweet humor, and gratitude that such understanding has been
expressed in the written word. This Wise Heart changed me."
-Anne Lamott, author of Traveling Mercies and Grace
(Eventually)
"What an extraordinary mind is Jack Kornfield's. Curious by
nature and brightly shining from birth, tempered by suffering, both
personal and worldly, it guides us, in this profound and useful
book, on a journey of consciousness unfamiliar to most of us born
in the West. The Wise Heart is one of those books, more than
a book, more like a companion, that encourages our bravery to meet
whatever confronts us in life with a caring and tranquil heart. It
is a transformative gift from one of the great spiritual teachers
of our time."-Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple
"The Wise Heart is Jack Kornfield at his most
wonderful and illuminating. He brings to life a way to understand
and cultivate mindfulness, compassion, lovingkindness and true
wisdom that penetrates to the core of what liberation is all
about."-Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses and
Arriving at Your Own Door
"The Wise Heart offers more than remedies-it points
the way to a life of flourishing."-Daniel Goleman, author of
Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence
"This masterpiece of a dedicated life's work unveils the
principles of an ancient 'science of mind' that are woven
seamlessly into a wondrous map of the human heart-one that is
astonishingly consistent with the discoveries of modern
neuroscience."-Daniel Siegel, M.D., author of The Developing
Mind and The Mindful Brain
"Warm, funny, moving, and tremendously inspiring, The
Wise Heart brings Buddhist psychology to life. Reading it is,
in itself, a transformational experience." -Mark Epstein, M.D.,
author of Thoughts without a Thinker and Psychotherapy
without the Self
"Jack Kornfield harvests a lifetime of experiences to
create a masterful, clear, and moving picture of the human mind and
heart, a picture whose hopeful healing power I find
astounding."-Norman Fischer, former abbot, San Francisco Zen
Center; author of Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer's
Odyssey to Navigate Your Spiritual Journey
"Through clear teaching and wonderful storytelling, Jack
Kornfield inspires us to realize and embody the love, presence and
freedom that is our very essence."-Tara Brach, author of Radical
Acceptance
"One of today's most compeling and inspiring guides to
spiritual growth."-Science of Mind
"His best book yet.... Kornfield comes across as the
therapist you wish you'd had.... Provides convincing and
illustrative anecdotes and stories, and reaches into world
traditions and literature as well as contemporary scientific
research."-Publishers Weekly, starred review
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