Aug 12: The Healing Power of Compassion

August 12 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace

Listen to Buddhist Leader Jack Kornfield's Story of the Healing Power of Compassion

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Jack Kornfield: A Story about the Healing Power of Compassion

Whether he’s speaking to beginners, advanced students, or anyone else interested in the spiritual journey, Jack Kornfield’s favorite way of transmitting insight is through stories. As Sounds True producer Randy Roark observes, Jack’s heartfelt stories may be funny, surprising, or poignant—and are always rich with wisdom. In Jack’s new program, Awakening Is Real: A Guide to the Deeper Dimensions of the Inner Journey, he talks about the spiritual journey, from the moment we first become aware of a longing for something more to the final steps we take as we approach our death. “For this episode,” Randy says, “I selected one story from these talks that moved me most. It’s the story of an aging Tibetan monk who has just been given a cancer diagnosis.”