Ep. 230 – The Inspiration of Dipa Ma

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

Kornfield, Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Jackkornfield, Buddhism, Spirituality, Jack Kornfield

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Jack shares miracle stories and personal lessons from Dipa Ma – the luminous, compassionate and unshakeable spiritual master.

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"You had a sense from this very sweet, mild-mannered old lady of a kind of unshakable inner strength, an incredible sense of stillness and strength in her being." – Jack Kornfield

In this episode, Jack lovingly reflects on:

His times with the great yogi and spiritual master, Dipa Ma Barua
Miracle stories and spiritual lessons of Dipa Ma
How the suffering in Dipa Ma's life drew her to Buddhism and meditation
Dipa Ma's siddhis (spiritual/psychic powers) and compassionate shining heart
A life-changing story of Jack being blessed by Dipa Ma
Her grandmotherly loving kindness
Dipa Ma's favorite spiritual questions

"Dipa Ma's teaching was to always keep people in your heart, to give of your love to the people, and the earth and the world around." – Jack Kornfield

"Of all of the possibilities that one can do with the heart and mind, Dipa Ma was a great master of them." – Jack Kornfield

This Dharma Talk from 11/01/1989 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.

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0:00.0	So she did all of the different Jana and Somadi practices and then the teacher that she was with had several very fine students out of some thousands of students she and two other women were
0:14.1	really good yogis so he said all right let's play let's do all the psychic powers as
0:18.9	well so she learned I don't know that this is true, but her teacher told it to me anyway.
0:25.7	She learned time travel and he said, they got so good, these three women that he was training, that they would sit in there they had a little
0:34.2	meditation hall for the women and do their practice and then when it was time
0:37.5	for interview they would simply dematerialize their body and appear in his room for
0:42.4	interview and have a little discussion about their practice and then disappear and go back.
0:47.0	This is what he said. You can take it for whatever it's worth. Hey there, and welcome back to Heart Wisdom.
0:57.0	Jack Hornfield's podcast on the Be Here Now Network. I'm Ganesh and I am honored to invite you in to
1:07.2	episode 230, The Inspiration of Deepamah. March 25th marks what would be Deepamah's 113th birthday if she was still in body.
1:20.0	In this episode, which was first recorded as a darma talk at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in November of 1989 shortly after Deepamaz dropping of her body. Jack shares miracle stories and personal stories of his time with
1:37.0	Deepamaw. And in it, she starts to live in your heart a little bit, at least she did in mind.
1:43.0	Her sweetness, her loving kindness, her grandmotherliness.
1:47.0	When Jack gets going in this episode telling stories,
1:51.0	you can really feel her essence through him. He lights up and you really
1:56.2	feel that warmth and that sense of awe and possibility in the great mystery. And that is why this is truly one of my favorite episodes.
2:07.0	So before we introduce you to the inspiration of Deepama,
2:12.0	I do have a few Jack events that are coming up that may peak your interest.
2:18.1	On March 25th, Jack does his Spirit Rock Monday night Darma Talk for the month of March.
2:25.0	This is Pay What You Can, and really a great way to check in with Jack
2:29.0	and get a good boost of spiritual community and connection online.
2:35.8	Then on March 29th at 9 a.m.
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