Jack Kornfield
United States
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Jack Kornfield is an American psychologist, writer, and teacher in the Vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism. He trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma and India
Biography
Jack Kornfield is an American psychologist, writer, 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 mindfulness meditation worldwide since 1974. 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 training, and led international gatherings of Buddhist teachers including the Dalai Lama.
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Notable students
Doug Kraft
Student
David C. Johnson
Student
Bibliography
- A lamp in the darkness2011 · Sounds True
- The wise heart2008 · Random House Publishing Group
- Teachings of the Buddha2004 · Shambhala
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