Kornfield, Jack: - Jack Kornfield, Ph.D., is a writer, clinical psychologist, and one of the world's foremost meditation and spiritual teachers. A practitioner for over 40 years, he is one of the key teachers to introduce mindfulness and Vipassana meditation to the West. Kornfield is a founding member of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. His books include After the Ecstasy, the Laundry, Buddha's Little Instruction Manual, Teachings of the Buddha, and the national bestseller, A Path with Heart, among others.