![]() ![]() His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. ![]() in clinical psychology and is a husband, father and an activist. ![]() Over the years, Jack has taught in centers and universities worldwide, led International Buddhist Teacher meetings with the Dalai Lama and worked with many of the great teachers of our time. He is also a founding teacher of the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California, where he currently lives and teaches. After returning to the United States, Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein. ![]() He met and studied under the Buddhist master Ven. Then he joined the Peace Corps and was assigned to the Public Health Service in northeast Thailand, which is home to several of the world’s oldest Buddhist forest monasteries. He began his training after graduating from Dartmouth College in Asian Studies in 1967. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. ![]()
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