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Jack Kornfield Book Recommendations
Jack Kornfield is a bestselling American author and teacher in the vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism.
(Read more on Wikipedia)8 Books Recommended
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)
