# Jack Kornfield

> Jack Kornfield is an American psychologist, writer, and teacher in the Vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism. He trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma and India, 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 in 1987, Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. Kornfield has worked as a peacemaker and activist, organized teacher training, and led international gatherings of Buddhist teachers including the Dalai Lama.

*American writer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jack-kornfield

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1945-07-16
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 68.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 14.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 85.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100
- **Total followers across platforms:** 59,200

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/jackkornfield (@jackkornfield)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/jack_kornfield/ (@jack_kornfield)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3100895/ (@nm3100895)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.jackkornfield.com/
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5JayBKk-Bynk6XnUnU7vLA (@@jackkornfieldchannel, 59,200 followers)

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