Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield

Do You Have Spiritual Friends?

The Joy and Nourishment That Comes from Fellowship on the Path

The secret ingredient of a full, happy life is the companionship of kindred spirits. We need each other to learn, grow, awaken, and experience true joy.

Please join us at 8 pm ET | 5 pm PT on April 24 for this special free online event about the power of heartfelt connection and fellowship on the spiritual path.

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Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield

Do You Have Spiritual Friends?

The Joy and Nourishment That Comes from Fellowship on the Path

Please join us at 8 pm ET | 5 pm PT on April 24 for this special free online event about the power of heartfelt connection and fellowship on the spiritual path.

REGISTER

The secret ingredient of a full, happy life is the companionship of kindred spirits. We need each other to learn, grow, awaken, and experience true joy.

Join two of the most beloved meditation teachers of our time, Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, for a beautiful and tender conversation about:

  • icon_star.png The role of spiritual friendship in the face of challenges and difficulties, and why we each need to feel seen and heard in order to flourish
  • icon_star.png How to find common ground with people who at first appear to be very different from us
  • icon_star.png The epidemic of loneliness in our time and what we each can do about it
  • icon_star.png Finding spiritual fellowship in unlikely places, including online
  • icon_star.png What is required from us to share in a vulnerable way with other people
  • icon_star.png How spiritual companionship can mirror to us our innate goodness of heart

Jack Kornfield

Jack Kornfield 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. Jack cofounded The Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP), as well as the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California.

Tara Brach

Tara Brach is an internationally known meditation teacher, has a PhD in clinical psychology, and is author of several books, including international bestselling Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion, and Trusting the Gold. Her weekly podcast on emotional healing and spiritual awakening is downloaded about 3 million times a month, and Tara is a cofounder and teacher of The Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP).

Tami Simon founded Sounds True in 1985 with a clear mission: to disseminate spiritual wisdom. Since starting out as a project with one woman and her tape recorder, Sounds True has grown into a multimedia publishing company with more than 110 employees, a library of more than 3,000 titles featuring some of the leading teachers and visionaries of our time, and an ever-expanding family of beloved customers from across the world. Sounds True has been included twice in the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing companies. Tami hosts the popular Sounds True podcast Insights at the Edge, which has been downloaded more than 20 million times.

Tami Simon founded Sounds True in 1985 with a clear mission: to disseminate spiritual wisdom. Since starting out as a project with one woman and her tape recorder, Sounds True has grown into a multimedia publishing company with more than 110 employees, a library of more than 3,000 titles featuring some of the leading teachers and visionaries of our time, and an ever-expanding family of beloved customers from across the world. Sounds True has been included twice in the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing companies. Tami hosts the popular Sounds True podcast Insights at the Edge, which has been downloaded more than 20 million times.

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Presence FAQ

Can I participate in an Inquiry discussion group?

The Diamond Approach is offering live, online Inquiry groups to accompany this course at a discounted rate — $100 for eight, 90-minute sessions, where you’ll take turns with other students working one-on-one with an expert teacher. This is completely optional and available after purchasing Presence.

 

How do I purchase Presence: Venture into the Heart of Enlightenment?

You can purchase it here.

 

How do I access Presence: Venture into the Heart of Enlightenment after I have purchased it?

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I already have the bonus in my library. Can I substitute it for something else?

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How do I know what time live sessions start if I live abroad or in a different time zone?

All events are Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. Here is the schedule. Please use a time zone converter of your choice or thetimezoneconverter.com.

 

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  • If you can’t hear anything, check the two places your volume is controlled. One is your video player and the other is your computer.

 

Are the sessions live or prerecorded?

The course videos are prerecorded. Videos noted as “Live” are live.

 

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