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Jack Kornfield
Jack Kornfield is a successful American author and teacher in the vipassana movement at Theravada America. He was trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma and India, first as a student of the Burmese Zen masters Ajahn Chah and Mahasi Sayadaw. He has been teaching meditation around the world since 1974 and was one of the foremost instructors who introduced Buddhist mindfulness practices to the West. In 1975, he co-founded the Insight Meditation Association in Barre, Massachusetts, with Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, then in 1987, the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. Kornfield has worked as a builder and peace activist, organizing teacher training courses and leading international meetings of Buddhist teachers, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolTheravada
Born1945 (age 74–75), U.S.
TitleVipassana Meditation Teacher

About Jack Kornfield

Religious Leader Jack Kornfield was born on July 16, 1945 in United States (He's 78 years old now).

Buddhist monk and founder of the mindfulness-based Vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism. He was also the founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California.

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Jack Kornfield before becoming famous

Jack Kornfield was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1945 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He obtained a doctorate in psychology from the Saybrook Institute after attending Dartmouth College in the 1960s and then serving in the Peace Corps.

Achievement of Jack Kornfield

The Path of Insight Meditation and After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path are two of his Buddhist-themed books.

Jack Kornfield's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in the United States and lived in India, Thailand, and Burma before returning to the United States.

Jack Kornfield on Social Media

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He became a notable Buddhist leader in the United States, similar to another American religious figure Religious Leader John Daido Loori.

Jack Kornfield Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Jack Kornfield updated on March 16 2023.