“... 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
“I would not ask you to do this practice, to undertake this path of liberation from the habits of suffering mind, unless… — 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… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“It is possible to cultivate a mind so spacious that it can be passionate and awake and responsive and involved and care… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“... the delicacy, the impermanence, the emptiness of mind states. Just like the weather, they blow in and out. Good mood. Bad… — Sylvia Boorstein 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 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 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 Copy Share Image
Concentration and mindfulness are the internal ways in which the mind restores itself from being out of balance and lost in confusion… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
If we can keep at least a bit of the mind clear about temporality, we can mange complicated, even difficult, times with… — 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 Copy Share Image
I think a lot about Big Mind-Small Mind, expansive, wide-lens consciousness and contracted, introverted consciousness. I have moments-we all do-when just being… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
Steadfast benevolence, sustained by the wisdom that anything other than benevolence is painful, protects the mind from all afflictions. — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“Speech that compliments is, by definition, free from derision, which clouds the mind with enemies and makes it tense. Kind speech makes… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
The responses of friendliness, compassion, and appreciation that I felt ...--all situational permutations of basic goodwill--depended on my mind's being relaxed and… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“I am more able to recognize when my mind has gotten itself into trouble and increasingly eager to mobilize the energy to… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“Effort, concentration, and mindfulness are the internal ways in which the mind restores itself from being out of balance and lost in… — 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
