The Inner Art of Meditation

By: Jack Kornfield PhD

Narrated by: Jack Kornfield Ph.D.

Meditation is not a means of self-improvement. It is a way of discovering the truth and relating to it with compassion and honesty. Awaken to a richer spiritual life with The Inner Art of Meditation, a comprehensive six-CD study course about vipassana (or insight) meditation from Jack Kornfield. Of the two major schools of meditation, this is the one that teaches you the art of creating a foundation of awareness in your daily life. Zen monks draw from these same principles in their practice.

This is how to become fully mindful in your life—aware of your inseparability with all things and fully conscious that your actions in the moment create the patterns in your life. Distilled from a five-week workshop, this complete course offers more than seven hours of intensive, personal instruction from this respected meditation teacher and clinical psychologist.

Course objectives:
• Identify the four "near-enemies."
• Employ the "four foundations of mindfulness."
• Specify the steps of the Eightfold Path.
• Predict the "five difficult energies."
• Summarize what the point of meditation is, and what the point isn't.

Great Workshop

This is a joy to listen to again and again.The only possible minus is the bad sound quality of the open mike. However there have been times when I have been present myself at workshops like this and I could not make out more of what was being said than I can on this recording.

The Inner Art of Meditation

This book, with lessons taught by Jack Kornfield, was more "enlightening" in the practice of meditation than any instruction I have ever received . He instructed with humor, gentleness and understanding, making meditation relevant and useful in daily life. I now know how to proceed in my practice with acceptance and loving kindness. I am so grateful I listened to this charming and relevant book!

Simple guide to the practice of meditation

I have found this instrution of meditation so much simpler, and easy to follow than others I have studied. The way the author guides into meditation is relaxing and encouraging. I highly recommend it.

Excellent!!!

This is the first audiobook that I have ordered as a Premium Listener and I regard it as an excellent one. It consists of five lessons given by Jack Kornfield to a group of people during a course of five weeks. It is very well structured and tailored to the beginner?s needs. It discusses various subjects:
? Why meditate
? How to focus on your breath
? How to focus on your body sensations
? How to deal with feelings
? How to deal with thoughts
? Loving kindness-walking-eating meditation
Highlights include:
? Jack Kornfield?s kindness and wisdom. You will soon be feeling that this teacher is talking directly to you.
? Simple and clear view of buddhist principles and psychology.
? Jack Kornfield deals with many misconceptions about meditation, the most important one to avoid being perfectionist and idealistic about it.
? Jack Kornfield explains clearly why meditation isn?t some mystical way to attain extraordinary powers but the art of being here now!
? This audiobook is full with humorous stories that help to convey the message in the most insightful and entertaining way.
It is really a great audiobook. I hope that audible.com will provide us with other Jack Kornfield?s books and my suggestion is ?After the enlightment the laundry?
? Offer yourself this audiobook, it?s an excellent gift.

Practical hints, but too long!

Practical meditation course; simple to follow. its content could be reduced to a few core messages: a) closely follow your breath b) be completely aware of your feelings/thoughts, but don't get distracted and return your attention to your breath.
really annoying for me personally: jack's high-pitch gnarling voice...
but still a good introduction to meditation practice