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Jack Kornfield
American writer and Buddhist teacher
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| Title | Vipassana Meditation Teacher |
| Born | 1945 (age 79–80) U.S. |
| Spouse | Liana Kornfield (first wife, divorced), Trudy Goodman (current wife) |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Website | jackkornfield.com |
Jack Kornfield (born 1945) is an American writer and teacher in the Vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism.[1] He trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma and India,[2] first as a student of the Thai forest master Ajahn Chah and Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma.
He has taught mindfulness meditation worldwide since 1974. In 1975, he co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, and subsequently[clarification needed] in 1987, Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California.
Kornfield has worked as a peacemaker and activist, organized teache