InsightLA Schedule
AN HOUR WITH JACK: Special Private Pre-Event in the Forest Cabin
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JACK KORNFIELD
TEACHER BIO 
Jack KornfieldJack Kornfield, PhD, a clinical psychologist, trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. His teachers include the Buddhist master Venerable Ajahn Chah from Thailand and Venenerable Mahasi Sayadaw from Burma. After many years of study in Asia, Kornfield returned to the United States and cofounded, with Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Mass., before going on to help create Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, Calif., where he currently lives and teaches. Kornfield also teaches at many other venues nationally and internationally, working with some of the greatest teachers of our time, including the Dalai Lama. Jack Kornfield’s many books, including A Path with Heart; After the Ecstasy, the Laundry; Teachings of the Buddha; Seeking the Heart of Wisdom; Living Dharma; A Still Forest Pool; Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart; Buddha’s Little Instruction Book; The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness and Peace; and A Wise Heart, have been translated into 20 languages and have sold more than a million copies. |
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| Date(s): | October 13 (Saturday) | |
| Time: | 5:00pm - 6:00pm | |
| Description: | ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED. PLEASE CALL 310 774 3325 FOR ASSISTANCE. If you can't make the event but want to support InsightLA with a donation, please go to: https://www.insightla.org/auth/contribute.asp? You've already received an invitation to attend our very special 10th Anniversary celebration at Jefery Levy's beautiful home and grounds on Saturday, October 13, at 6 pm. We very much hope to see you there. In order to raise the funds we need to continue and expand our programs, we'd like to also offer you the chance to arrive at 5pm and participate in an intimate hour of conversation in the estate's stunning forest cabin with the pioneer of mindfulness in the West, internationally respected author and revered teacher, Jack Kornfield. Along with InsightLA Founder and Guiding Teacher Trudy Goodman, Jack will personally greet and be available for a forest cabin photo with each guest. Jack has been vitally important to the life and growth of InsightLA, an organization that has meant so much in the lives of many whose lives are being transformed through their practice of meditation and mindfulness. An Hour in the Forest Cabin with Jack Kornfield is a $1500 tax-deductible donation. Admission to this event includes exclusive seating at the evening's Spiritual Happening, featuring Jack and our host for the evening, Sandra Oh. We understand that many in our community cannot afford to attend, and we assure you that every penny we raise will go toward building on our current activities to make the benefits of mindfulness and meditation available to everyone in Los Angeles and beyond, regardless of their financial resources. | |
| Location: | Private Location | |
| Contact the teacher | Contact by email (expect responses Monday - Friday, only) | |
| Level: | All Levels | |
| Cost: | $1500 | |
| Enrollment Limit: | 30 | There are still openings for this event. | |
