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Jack Kornfield

Author of A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

Includes the names: Jack Kornfeld, Jack Kornfield, Jack Kornfield, Jack Kornfield PhD, ed. Jack Kornfield, editor Jack Kornfield

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Works by Jack Kornfield

A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual… 1,136 copies, 13 reviews

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual… 678 copies, 10 reviews

Teachings of the Buddha 484 copies, 3 reviews

The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology 422 copies, 9 reviews

Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambhala… (Author) 341 copies, 1 review

Meditation for Beginners 255 copies, 2 reviews

Buddha's Little Instruction Book 193 copies, 1 review

The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace 132 copies, 3 reviews

Soul Food: Stories to Nourish the Spirit and the Heart 112 copies, 1 review

Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart: Parables of the Spiritual… (Editor) 109 copies

Living Dharma 108 copies

Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are 75 copies, 2 reviews

A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times 60 copies, 2 reviews

Living Buddhist Masters 53 copies

The Buddha Is Still Teaching: Contemporary Buddhist Wisdom 40 copies

The Inner Art of Meditation 36 copies, 1 review

No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You… 28 copies

Guided Meditation: Six Essential Practices to Cultivate Love, Awareness,… 24 copies

Buddhism for Beginners (Sounds True Audio Learning Course) 18 copies

The Roots of Buddhist Psychology 16 copies

Your Buddha Nature: Teachings on the Ten Perfections 14 copies, 1 review

The Beginner's Guide to Forgiveness: How to Free Your Heart and Awaken… 13 copies

A Beginner's Guide to Buddhism: A Short Course on This Powerful Eastern… 11 copies

Nach der Erleuchtung Wäsche waschen und Kartoffeln schälen 10 copies

Guided Meditations for Difficult Times: A Lamp in the Darkness 8 copies

Guided Meditations for Self-Healing 7 copies

The Path of Insight Meditation: Shambhala Pocket Library 5 copies

Awakening Is Real: A Guide to the Deeper Dimensions of the Inner Journey 5 copies

The Beginner's Guide to Buddhism: A Short Course on This Powerful… 4 copies, 1 review

Mindfulness and the Brain: A Professional Training in the Science and… 4 copies

Beginner's Mind: Three Classic Meditation Practices Especially for… 4 copies

Wisdom and Compassion [video recording] (Contributor) 3 copies

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha 2 copies

Geschichten des Herzens - Gesamtausgabe (Neue, erweiterte Ausgabe des… 2 copies

Transmission: Receiving the Living Wisdom of Spiritual Teachers 2 copies

Meditation for Beginners [With CD] [ MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS [WITH CD] ]… 2 copies

Stille finden in einer lauten Welt: Mein Weg der Achtsamkeit 2 copies

Después del éxtasis, la colada : cómo crece la… 1 copy

The Mindfulness Revolution: Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists,… 1 copy

Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator's Handbook 1 copy

Buddha's Little Instruction Book 1 copy

Sissejuhatus meditatsiooni 1 copy

Einsicht durch Meditation: Die Achtsamkeit des Herzens 1 copy

Healing & Clouds of The Mind [video recording] 1 copy

Dharma vivant 1 copy, 1 review

The Beginners Guide to Buddism 1 copy, 1 review

Đức Phật Vẫn Đang Thuyết Pháp 1 copy

Zen 1 copy

Meditation for beginners with Jack Kornfield [video recording] (Features) 1 copy

La sabiduría del corazón. Una Guía a las enseñanzas universales de la… 1 copy

Geh den Weg des Herzens. Meditationen für den Alltag 1 copy

De kracht van vergeven gedachten over vergeving en vrede 1 copy

Das innere Licht entdecken: Heilende Meditationen für schwierige… 1 copy

Turn Toward the Beautiful: Creativity as a Path of Liberation 1 copy

The Budhha is still Teaching : Conemporary Buddhist Wisdom 1 copy, 1 review

La vita serena. La pratica di meditazione buddhista nell'esperienza… 1 copy

Talks on compassion [CD] 1 copy

Questions and Answers with Achaan Chah 1 copy

1. Meditation Practice and its application in everyday life; 2. Guided… 1 copy

The Jewel of Liberation 1 copy

Meditations-Praxis: 14 grundlegende Übungen (wort) 1 copy

Buddha's last blessings [CD] 1 copy

1. Healing; 2. Take the One Seat (Videotape) 1 copy

1. The Sacred Journey; 2. The 7 Factors of Enlightenment (Videotape) 1 copy

The Heart of Spiritual Practice 1 copy

Un Tesoro de Sabiduria Oriental (Spanish Edition) 1 copy

Meditations of the Heart 1 copy

1. Our life of expansion and contractions; 2. How to bring the practices… 1 copy

The four noble truths [CD] 1 copy

Freedom and enlightenment [CD} 1 copy

Das innere Licht entdecken: Meditationen für schwierige Zeiten 1 copy

The Mindfulness Revolution: Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists,… 1 copy

Das Leben fordert uns heraus: Übungen und Meditationen für schwierige… 1 copy

Méditations guidées - Livre audio 2 CD 1 copy

Méditations guidées pour l'autoguérison - Livre audio 2CD 1 copy

Una Lampara En La Oscuridad / A Lamp In The Darkness: Iluminando El Camino… 1 copy

Perils et Promesses de la Vie Spirituelle 1 copy

Creating a sacred container [CD] 1 copy

A brief guide to meditation temples of Thailand 1 copy

Your Buddha Nature - 4 Audio Cassettes 1 copy

Waking Up: Over 30 Perspectives on Spiritual Awakening - What Does It… 1 copy

Guided Meditation 1 copy

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Also by Jack Kornfield

Being Peace (Introduction, some editions) 996 copies, 11 reviews

Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (Preface) 697 copies, 8 reviews

Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings (Introduction) 425 copies, 6 reviews

The Dhammapada : A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with… (Foreword, some editions) 309 copies, 2 reviews

For a Future to Be Possible (Afterword) 204 copies, 1 review

Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict (Prologue, some editions) 138 copies, 3 reviews

Blue Jean Buddha : Voices of Young Buddhists (Foreword, some editions) 115 copies, 1 review

Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science (Contributor) 43 copies

Holotropic Breathwork: A New Approach to Self-Exploration and Therapy (Foreword) 34 copies, 1 review

Jack Kornfield: the practice of meditation [video recording] (Guest) 1 copy

Meditation, Emotions and Body Language : Lunch with Bokara TV Series… (Guest) 1 copy

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Dartmouth College (1967)

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