“Pain is inevitable; lives come with pain. Suffering is not inevitable. If suffering is what happens when we struggle with our experience… — Sylvia Boorstein Pain Copy Share Image
When we are relaxed and reasonable content, we are naturally wise. We accept that life is unpredictable, unreliable. We say jokingly or… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“... if anger arises in the mind in response to an outside event, it's helpful to look for either the saddening or… — Sylvia Boorstein Anger Copy Share Image
“If I can't see around my personal story, I'll have no way to see sit in context: This is one event in… — Sylvia Boorstein Life Copy Share Image
What if someone hurts you with a weapon? Wait. Think it over. You probably feel angry. That's normal. But wasn't it the… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“Knowing ... that the struggle to create a different current reality is to no avail helps keep the attention present even when… — Sylvia Boorstein Awareness Copy Share Image
“Sadness isn't a kilesha , a habit pattern evoked by challenge. Sadness is what the mind feels when it is bereaved or… — Sylvia Boorstein Habits Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness meditation doesn't change life. Life remains as fragile and unpredictable as ever. Meditation changes the heart's capacity to accept life as… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
His response is more than sensible. It reflects his understanding that evens unfold as a refelction of precise karmic order and that… — Sylvia Boorstein Behavior Copy Share Image
If I want to free myself from endless cycles of struggling with temptation, I need to keep rediscovering that the pain of… — Sylvia Boorstein Alive Copy Share Image
The Buhha was a monastic, but the practice of mindfulness in the context of any lifestyle is one of renunciation. Every moment… — Sylvia Boorstein Attachment Copy Share Image
“Here's a practice idea for right now. Choose one of those sets of phrases. ... Plan on taking some time to say… — Sylvia Boorstein Mind and body Copy Share Image
“... the moment in which the mind acknowledge 'This isn't what I wanted, but it's what I got' is the point at… — Sylvia Boorstein Psychology Copy Share Image
![“Pain is inevitable; lives come with pain. Suffering is not inevitable. If suffering is what happens when we struggle with our experience because of our inability to accept it, then suffering is an optional extra [p. 19].” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/618/sylvia-boorstein-7241_pain_pain-is-inevitable-lives-come-with-pain_2405745.png)
![“If I can't see around my personal story, I'll have no way to see sit in context: This is one event in a life of events. It is whatever it is, but it is temporal. The pain is terrible, but it won't last. I can manage it. or this joy is incredible, but it won't last. Celebrate it now! [pp. 104-105]” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ae4/sylvia-boorstein-7241_life_if-i-can-t-see-around-my-personal-story_1639855.jpg)
