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Jack Kornfield Recommended Books
Jack Kornfield has recommended 8 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Jack Kornfield is a bestselling American author and teacher in the vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism.
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Be Here Now
by Ram Dass
"Changed countless lives." - Jack Kornfield (Source)
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Steve Jobs recommended this bookSteve Jobs
"[This book] was profound. It transformed me and many of my friends." - Steve Jobs
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Travis Brewer recommended this bookTravis Brewer
One of Travis Brewer's answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"
Travis Brewer's recommendation of this book
The Water of Life
Initiation and the Tempering of the Soul
by Michael Meade
Jack Kornfield mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Mind
A Journey to the Heart of Being Human
by Daniel J. Siegel
"We can feel empathy with one another when someone’s sad and someone’s angry, someone’s hurting." - Jack Kornfield (Source)
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
by Steven Pinker
"One of my favorite recent books." - Jack Kornfield (Source)
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12 people
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"One of the most important books I’ve read—not just this year, but ever." - Bill Gates
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Lex Fridman recommended this bookLex Fridman
"Encouraged the better side of ourselves." - Lex Fridman
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Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
"About how and why violence has steadily decreased throughout our history, and how we can continue this trend." - Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg's recommendation of this book 
Stewart Brand recommended this bookStewart Brand
Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
Stewart Brand's recommendation of this book 
Eric Schmidt recommended this bookEric Schmidt
"When you finish [this book], which takes a long time, you conclude that the world is in a much, much better place than it has been in the past." - Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt's recommendation of this book 
A.J. Jacobs recommended this bookA.J. Jacobs
"Traces the history of violence and how we are in the safest time ever." - A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs's recommendation of this book +6
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- Ben Silbermann
"Takes a long view and shows the long-term decline in violence that has occurred." - Ben Silbermann
- Chris Anderson
"[I recommend] anything [by this author]. He’s one of the clearest thinkers and communicators of our time." - Chris Anderson
- John Arnold
One of John Arnold's answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"
- Anthony Pompliano
"So good. I've found it to really rock people's preconceived notions on a number of topics." - Anthony Pompliano
- Penn Jillette
"Blew my mind." - Penn Jillette
- Mark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
- Ben Silbermann
The Telomere Effect
A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
by Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn
"It turns out that your cells listen to your heart and to your intention, that consciousness affects your body." - Jack Kornfield (Source)
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Wim Hof recommended this bookWim Hof
Wim Hof mentioned this book in the "The Wim Hof Method" book.
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The Book of Joy
Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
by Dalai Lama
"A wonderful book." - Jack Kornfield (Source)
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2 people
Ellen DeGeneres recommended this bookEllen DeGeneres
"When the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu write a book, you gotta read it." - Ellen DeGeneres
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Alanis Morissette recommended this bookAlanis Morissette
"A beautiful book." - Alanis Morissette
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Bury the Chains
Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
by Adam Hochschild
"Wonderful book [...], about the ending of slavery in the British Empire." - Jack Kornfield (Source)
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1 person
Tristan Harris recommended this bookTristan Harris
"A great book [...] about the British abolition of slavery." - Tristan Harris
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Emotional Intelligence
Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
by Daniel Goleman
Jack Kornfield mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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3 people
Drew Houston recommended this bookDrew Houston
"It’s nonfiction, but it spelled out something that I just didn’t know you could kind of break down in a logical way. And, suddenly, I had this understanding about the world that I didn’t have before." - Drew Houston
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Sharon Salzberg recommended this bookSharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Patrick Bet-David recommended this bookPatrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
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