No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are

In this landmark work, internationally beloved teacher of meditation and mindfulness Jack Kornfield reveals that you can be happy now, this minute, with the keys to inner freedom.

In his first major book in several years, the inspiring author of the classic A Path with Heart, Jack Kornfield, invites us into a new awareness. Through his signature warmhearted, poignant, often funny stories, with their Aha moments and O. Henry-like outcomes, Jack shows how we get stuck and how we can free ourselves, wherever we are and whatever our circumstances. Renowned for his mindfulness practices and meditations, Jack provides these keys for opening gateways to immediate shifts in perspective and clarity of vision, allowing us to see how to change course, take action, or—when we shouldn’t act—just relax and trust.

Each chapter presents a path to a different kind of freedom—freedom from fear, freedom to start over, to love, to be yourself, and to be happy—and guides you into an active process that engages your mind, heart, and spirit, awakens your spirit, and brings real joy, over and over again. Drawing from his own life as a son, brother, father, and partner, and on his forty years of face-to-face teaching of thousands of people across the country, Jack presents a stirring call to be here, in the power of the now, the present, as we work through life’s passages. His keys to life will help us find hope, clarity, relief from past disappointments and guilt, and the courage to go forward.

• The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
• A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
• A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times
• The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace
• After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path
• Meditation for Beginners
• Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are
• The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
• Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
• True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart