“We don’t get a choice about what hand we are dealt in this life.” — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“... life is difficult and painful, just by its very nature, not because we're doing it wrong [pp. 17-18].” — Sylvia Boorstein 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
If you take a deep breath and look around, 'Look what's happening to me!' can become 'Look what's happening!' And what's happening?… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“Essentially, he taught that it doesn’t make sense to upset ourselves about what is beyond our control. We don’t get a choice… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“... freedom of choice is possible. Life is going to unfold however it does: pleasant or unpleasant, disappointing or thrilling, expected or… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“... although I knew what issues had been most difficult for me in my life, I may not have known the depth… — Sylvia Boorstein 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 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
“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
“I think they paid attention to their lives and became wise. For those of us who don’t arrive at wisdom naturally, meditation… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“... change and loss and sadness and grief are the shared lot of all human beings ... we are all making our… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“Safely connected to my life, and reassured of my essential goodness, I feel at ease, at home, really in the most sublime… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
All losses are sad. The end of an important relationship is also a death. When people fall out of love with each… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“... every single act we do has the potential of causing pain, and every single thing we do has consequences that echo way beyond… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“... although I knew what issues had been most difficult for me in my life, I may not have known the depth of the… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“I would not ask you to do this practice, to undertake this path of liberation from the habits of suffering mind, unless it were… — Sylvia Boorstein 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 it is.… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
If you take a deep breath and look around, 'Look what's happening to me!' can become 'Look what's happening!' And what's happening? The incredible… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“... freedom of choice is possible. Life is going to unfold however it does: pleasant or unpleasant, disappointing or thrilling, expected or unexpected, all… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
The mind is like tofu. It tastes like whatever you marinate it in. — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
The Buddha taught that suffering is the extra pain in the mind that happens when we feel an anguished imperative to have things be… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“I love the phrase 'I am not afraid!' Maybe it's the best phrase we can say, other than 'I have everything I need.' Maybe… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
My father . . . used to say, 'I need my anger. It obliges me to take action.' I think my father was partly… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“... life is difficult and painful, just by its very nature, not because we're doing it wrong [pp. 17-18].” — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“Some of my most precious moments of insight have been those in which I have seen clearly that gratitude is the only possible response."… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
![“... life is difficult and painful, just by its very nature, not because we're doing it wrong [pp. 17-18].” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c2a/sylvia-boorstein-7241_life_life-is-difficult-and-painful-just-by-it_369102.jpg)
![“... freedom of choice is possible. Life is going to unfold however it does: pleasant or unpleasant, disappointing or thrilling, expected or unexpected, all of the above! What a relief it would be to know that whatever wave comes along, we can ride it out with grace [p. 35].” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/340/sylvia-boorstein-7241_choice_freedom-of-choice-is-possible-life-is-go_122468.jpg)
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/ae4/sylvia-boorstein-7241_life_if-i-can-t-see-around-my-personal-story_1639855.jpg)
![“... change and loss and sadness and grief are the shared lot of all human beings ... we are all making our way from one end of life to the other hoping--for whatever intervals of time we can manage it--to feel safe and content and strong and at ease. [p.40]” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d33/sylvia-boorstein-7241_change_change-and-loss-and-sadness-and-grief-ar_2285293.jpg)
![“Safely connected to my life, and reassured of my essential goodness, I feel at ease, at home, really in the most sublime of homes. [p. 58]” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1a5/sylvia-boorstein-7241_life_safely-connected-to-my-life-and-reassure_2016161.jpg)
![“All losses are sad. The end of an important relationship is also a death. When people fall out of love with each other, or when what seemed like a solid friendship falls into ruin, the hope for a shared future--a hope that provided a context and a purpose to life--is gone. [p. 149]” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3a3/sylvia-boorstein-7241_death_all-losses-are-sad-the-end-of-an-importa_2474880.jpg)
![“... every single act we do has the potential of causing pain, and every single thing we do has consequences that echo way beyond what we can imagine. It doesn't mean we shouldn't act. It means we should act carefully. Everything matters [p. 41].” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5ab/sylvia-boorstein-7241_quote_every-single-act-we-do-has-the-potential_75621.jpg)
![“I love the phrase 'I am not afraid!' Maybe it's the best phrase we can say, other than 'I have everything I need.' Maybe they are the same. [p. 14]” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f28/sylvia-boorstein-7241_fear_i-love-the-phrase-i-am-not-afraid-maybe_356864.jpg)
