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- 51 min
- 1 hr 4 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: The Paramitas as the Path(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Cultivation of morality (in the ten permutations called Perfections (Paramitas) is presented as the path to rather than simply a preparation for meditation. Stories illustrate how the practice of each paramita leads to insight.56 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: The Grace of Connection(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A Brahma Vihara talk that emphasizes the importance of equanimity as the foundation for metta, compassion and appreciation. Also the relationship of Wisdom and Equanimity as mutually causal, and how wisdom both sustains equanimity and is a reflection of equanimity.59 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: Get a Grip: Concentration as the Antidote to the Flurried Mind(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A review of the hindrances and the way in which the factor of concentration, when applied, steadies the mind and allows for clear seeing to prevail.59 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: Metta and Mindfulness as Aspects of One Another(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This talk focuses on mindfulness being about 1) clear seeing - i.e. What do you really want to see? What insight leads to liberation? and 2) progressively cultivating the capacity for unconditional kindness. Metta and mindfulness as inherent in each other.51 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: Birth, Death and Vision for an Amazing Future in a technology world.(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) With special guests: Jack Kornfield, Johan Wikman and Susan Felix.1 hr 7 min
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- Sylvia Boorstein: In Gladness and in Safety, Omitting None(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) A presentation of Metta and Mindfulness as integral aspects of each other, using the Metta Sutta, the Buddha's teaching on kindness, as both teh mandate for practice and an overview of the path.57 min
About Sylvia Boorstein's most recent Dharma talks (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
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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.
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