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- Jack Kornfield, Sylvia Boorstein: Monday Night Mediation - Sylvia's 90th Birthday Celebration(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)1 hr 54 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: Everything I Know: Reflections on the Path and the Goal of Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)1 hr 3 min
- Donald Rothberg, Sylvia Boorstein: Post-Election Day Community Gathering(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We gather for two hours together the morning after Election Day, 2024, in large part to ground what we are experiencing in our practice and in community. We begin with short reflections from Sylvia and Donald, followed by short periods of meditation and then sharing from many of those present at the gathering, with intermittent reflections from Sylvia and Donald. We finish with short talks from Sylvia and Donald and then a reading of the intentions of community members going forward in the next period of time.2 hr
- Sylvia Boorstein: What’s supposed to happen? What is the goal of practice? (Part 2)(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Includes meditation, dharma talk and group discussion1 hr 45 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: What’s supposed to happen? What is the goal of practice? (Part 1)(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Includes meditation, dharma talk and group discussion1 hr 59 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: What Are We Doing Here, Really?: The Point of Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)59 min
- Eve Decker, Howard Cohn, Jack Kornfield, James Baraz, Jane Baraz, Stephanie Antoine, Sylvia Boorstein: Spirit Rock Founders Remember the Early Days (Retreat at Spirit Rock)(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This opening night "Founders Retreat" talk includes Jack Kornfield, Sylvia Boorstein, Howie Cohn, Jane Baraz and Jane Baraz reminiscing about the early days of Spirit Rock.1 hr 46 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: Freeing the Mind that is Held Hostage in Tight Places:The Keys to Liberation(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Includes guided meditation, dharmettes, & select moments of group discussion1 hr 34 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: Instructions for Everything (Retreat at Spirit Rock)(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)56 min
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My greatest joy is giving the gift of love and hope through the dharma, knowing it is possible for humans to transform their hearts. These dharma gifts include paying attention, practicing clarity and kindness and addressing the suffering of the world--which, of course, includes ourselves.
Right now I'm most enthusiastic about the first gift, paying attention, because it makes every part of our lives better. Paying attention allows us to become more clear, and each moment of clarity is a gift to ourselves and those around us. Clarity keeps us from contributing to more suffering. The gift of clarity and kindness also supports a peaceful heart, which allows us to address the suffering in the world with love. When we practice clarity, we offer the possibility for humans to live in a different way. But a peaceful heart is only the beginning. We also have to take action, go out and directly address the suffering with peace in our hearts.
As a parent, grandparent and a psychotherapist, I teach out of the stories of my life and the lives of those around me. I am especially touched by personal narrative, accounts of spiritual journeys, and how these become vehicles for connecting with the dharma. I believe in revealing my own story so that others are more at ease to reveal theirs. Truth talking is a way out of suffering. Discovering how our hearts and minds work and creating a dialogue supports right speech practice. This is an on-going primary practice that we can do all the time. My hope is that I encourage people how to pay attention and to tell the truth by example.