TKP Best of 2023

Shane: The final episode of the Knowledge Project in 2023 is a collection of some of the best insights from the show this year. Not only can these serve as a reminder of episodes you listened to but they can set you up for an incredible 2024.

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Jack Kornfield [Episode #156]

Jack: Intention is incredibly powerful for us. And it’s said in the Buddhist teachings that intention is also the basis of karma or cause and effect, that the state behind your action matters as well as the action itself. So I’ll give an example. Suppose you pull out of your driveway and you drive through the fence of the house next door, crashed through it and into their living room. Now suppose it happened that that was the neighbor who cut down all the trees you loved on the property line and shot at your dog and did a whole bunch of horrible things. And you just were so enraged that one morning they did one more thing and you couldn’t take it and you just crashed your car through. That will make a certain karma and the blue lights will come and you’ll have to deal with all of the consequences of what you did.