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> [I am thankful that thus far today I have not had any unkind thoughts or said any harsh words or done anything that I regret. However, now I need to get out of bed and so things may become more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/i-am-thankful-that-thus-far-today-i-have-not-had-any-unkind-thoughts/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

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## More by Sylvia Boorstein

> [“... every single act we do has the potential of causing pain, and every single thing we do has consequences that echo way beyond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/every-single-act-we-do-has-the-potential-of-causing-pain-and-every/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [“... although I knew what issues had been most difficult for me in my life, I may not have known the depth of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/although-i-knew-what-issues-had-been-most-difficult-for-me-in-my-life/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [“I would not ask you to do this practice, to undertake this path of liberation from the habits of suffering mind, unless it were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/i-would-not-ask-you-to-do-this-practice-to-undertake-this-path-of/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/mindfulness-meditation-doesn-t-change-life-life-remains-as-fragile/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/if-you-take-a-deep-breath-and-look-around-look-what-s-happening-to-me/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [“... freedom of choice is possible. Life is going to unfold however it does: pleasant or unpleasant, disappointing or thrilling, expected or unexpected, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/freedom-of-choice-is-possible-life-is-going-to-unfold-however-it-does/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [The mind is like tofu. It tastes like whatever you marinate it in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/the-mind-is-like-tofu-it-tastes-like-whatever-you-marinate-it-in/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [The Buddha taught that suffering is the extra pain in the mind that happens when we feel an anguished imperative to have things be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/the-buddha-taught-that-suffering-is-the-extra-pain-in-the-mind-that/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/i-love-the-phrase-i-am-not-afraid-maybe-it-s-the-best-phrase-we-can/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [My father . . . used to say, 'I need my anger. It obliges me to take action.' I think my father was partly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/my-father-used-to-say-i-need-my-anger-it-obliges-me-to-take-action-i/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [ “... life is difficult and painful, just by its very nature, not because we're doing it wrong \[pp. 17-18\].” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/life-is-difficult-and-painful-just-by-its-very-nature-not-because-we/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [“Some of my most precious moments of insight have been those in which I have seen clearly that gratitude is the only possible response."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/some-of-my-most-precious-moments-of-insight-have-been-those-in-which/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [The Buddha taught complete honesty, with the extra instruction that everything a person says should be truthful and helpful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/the-buddha-taught-complete-honesty-with-the-extra-instruction-that/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [Dedication to goodness-dedication in response to an inner moral mandate rather than external restraint-was both the antidote to the pain and the source of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/dedication-to-goodness-dedication-in-response-to-an-inner-moral/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

> [“Anger is often a big problem for people who grew up in families where the overt expression of anger was an everyday occurrence. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-boorstein/anger-is-often-a-big-problem-for-people-who-grew-up-in-families-where/)

[Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-boorstein/)

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