A Practical Guide on Finding Inner Peace | Jack Kornfield | Knowledge Project Podcast 156

Author and Buddhist practitioner Jack Kornfield discusses how to suppress self-doubt, find inner calm, deal with conflict and stress in your life, and handle harmful outside influences in healthy, constructive ways. Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma, and has taught meditation internationally since 1974. He co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Mass., and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, Calif., and his books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. -- 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Jack’s experiences as a monk 06:50 - How can we deal with our emotions? 13:22 - On dealing with the stories we tell ourselves 15:58 - Practical solutions to dealing with those stories 21:55 - On feeling undeserving of positive feelings 24:12 - What is self-compassion? 27:09 - On emotions and feelings 31:40 - On maintaining inner peace 34:50 - How to create the habit of a reflexive pause 44:03 - Being at war with ourselves 52:26 - On perspective taking 57:50 - On rituals 1:02:03 - What is intention? 01:10:05 - How striving helps and hurts us 01:16:11 - How thoughts influence behavior 01:19:10 - Why nature influences our thoughts? 01:25:23 - On deflecting compliments 01:29:39 - Judgement vs. discernment 01:30:59 - Should we struggle alone? Or with others? 01:39:21 - Difference between compassion and empathy -- OUR FREE NEWSLETTER: 📈  OUR MOST POPULAR INTERVIEWS 🎬  The Full Story of Naval Ravikant: 🎬  Bill Ackman - Getting Back Up: 🎬  Secrets to Healthy Relationships with Esther Perel: 🎙 Listen to the show  iTunes: Spotify: GET IN TOUCH 🌍 Our website - JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Like the mentor you’ve always dreamed of having, The Knowledge Project shares timely yet timeless lessons for work and life. Past guests include Naval Ravikant, Daniel Kahneman, Jim Collins, Angela Duckworth, Seth Godin, Melanie Mitchell, & Esther Perel.