Jack Kornfield

Author; Buddhist and leading practitioner, American Theravada Buddhism; co-founder, Insight Meditation Society, Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Center, California.

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Buddhist scholar Jack Kornfield reflects on the life of the influential Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, who died Jan. 22.

The humbling presence of Thich Nhat Hanh, with Jack Kornfield

Buddhist scholar Jack Kornfield reflects on the life of the influential Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, who died Jan. 22.

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