I want to feel deeply, and whenever I am brokenhearted I emerge more compassionate. I think I allow myself to be brokenhearted… — Sylvia Boorstein Brokenhearted Copy Share Image
“Being trapped by fear is a form of delusion. Either I can do something or I can't. If I truly can't ...… — Sylvia Boorstein Delusion 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 Change 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 Alive Copy Share Image
“One of the ways we build intimate relationships with other people is by sharing our fears with them, telling them the things… — Sylvia Boorstein Fear Copy Share Image
“The Buddha said that there are three times that a person should consider the consequences of any action: before, during, and after.… — Sylvia Boorstein Buddha 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
All losses are sad. The end of an important relationship is also a death. When people fall out of love with each… — Sylvia Boorstein Death Copy Share Image
“ May I feel contented and safe. May I feel protected and pleased. May my physical body support me with strength. May… — Sylvia Boorstein Physical body Copy Share Image
The voice of Thich Nhat Hanh-friendly, patient, steadfast, confident, contemporary, and often witty-seems, to me, an intermediary big brother talking directly to… — Sylvia Boorstein Bigs 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… — Sylvia Boorstein Pain Copy Share Image
Spirituality doesn't look like sitting down and meditating. Spirituality looks like folding the towels in a sweet way and talking kindly to… — Sylvia Boorstein Down and 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 Confusion Copy Share Image
![“I want to feel deeply, and whenever I am brokenhearted I emerge more compassionate. I think I allow myself to be brokenhearted more easily, knowing I won't be irrevocably shattered [p. 59]” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/87e/sylvia-boorstein-7241_brokenhearted_i-want-to-feel-deeply-and-whenever-i-am_2282201.jpg)
![“Being trapped by fear is a form of delusion. Either I can do something or I can't. If I truly can't ... I don't do it. If I truly can, and it wold be a wholesome thing to do, I push myself [p. 39].” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d7f/sylvia-boorstein-7241_fear_being-trapped-by-fear-is-a-form-of-delus_2909985.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)
![“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)
![“May I feel contented and safe. May I feel protected and pleased. May my physical body support me with strength. May my life unfold smoothly with ease. [p. 71]” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/579/sylvia-boorstein-7241_physical-body_may-i-feel-contented-and-safe-may-i-feel_2518239.jpg)
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/618/sylvia-boorstein-7241_pain_pain-is-inevitable-lives-come-with-pain_2405745.jpg)
![“I am more able to recognize when my mind has gotten itself into trouble and increasingly eager to mobilize the energy to rescue it. Concentration and mindfulness, as remedies to confusion, are either self-activating ... or at least reasonably available remedies to confusion. [pp. 17-18]” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7a8/sylvia-boorstein-7241_focus_i-am-more-able-to-recognize-when-my-mind_3066489.jpg)