Jack Kornfield talks about beauty, hope, and fear. His theme is that real beauty is inner beauty: if your heart is pure, then all things in the world are pure.
In this mindfulness talk, he explores the themes of beauty, hope, and fear. Questions to reflect on: How have these themes been lost or taken hold of by our modern day cultures? Can we retrain ourselves to look for true beauty? And what is real beauty?
A Beautiful State of Mind
Real beauty, in this view, comes from a beautiful state of mind. When we cultivate this sense of beauty within, peace, contentment and happiness may arise and radiate outward to the people we meet. When we bring ourselves to this state of being, we may send out ripple effects that offer the same inner light to everyone we engage with. The more we practice mindfulness meditation, the stronger our intuitive understanding of this may grow.
Self-Reflection on Beauty, Hope and Fear
What places, states, practices, and people help you to connect to the beauty in life? As we honour real beauty and tune into the true contentment it brings to our inner world, we may begin to nourish the parts of life that help to raise our spirits. After the talk, you might take five to ten minutes of silence, tuning into the peaceful state within you as you inquire: what practices, people, and places help me to experience this sense of hope and beauty, and how may I serve them and myself wholeheartedly?
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