Dedication to goodness-dedication in response to an inner moral mandate rather than external restraint-was both the antidote to the pain and the… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
I understood that the teacher was not eing dismissive, that the problem would be addressed. But, without extra upset. A noncombative response,… — 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 Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is attentiveness, moment to moment. What's happening right now and what's coming up in me in response to what's happening right… — Sylvia Boorstein 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 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
“... 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
