Jack Kornfield Recommended Books
Jack Kornfield is a bestselling American author and teacher in the vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism.
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The Water of Life
Initiation and the Tempering of the Soul
by Michael Meade
Jack Kornfield mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Mind
A Journey to the Heart of Being Human
by Daniel J. Siegel
"We can feel empathy with one another when someone’s sad and someone’s angry, someone’s hurting." - Jack Kornfield (Source)
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
by Steven Pinker
"One of my favorite recent books." - Jack Kornfield (Source)
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The Book of Joy
Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
by Dalai Lama
"A wonderful book." - Jack Kornfield (Source)
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Bury the Chains
Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
by Adam Hochschild
"Wonderful book [...], about the ending of slavery in the British Empire." - Jack Kornfield (Source)
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Emotional Intelligence
Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
by Daniel Goleman
Jack Kornfield mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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