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- Sylvia Boorstein: Wisdom, Equanimity And Kindness(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This talk makes the point that mindfulness and lovingkindness are integral to each other, not separate and that they both lead to wisdom and are supported by wisdom. It includes poetry by Billy Collins and many stories.57 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: Drafting On The Happiness Of Others(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Mudita and the other Brahma Viharas. How wisdom protects equanimity -- and how equanimity if the birthplace of Metta, Compassion and Joy1 hr 1 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: "I Shall Not Want"(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The second of four talks on the Four Noble Truths, with emphasis on the Second Truth.53 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: Avoiding Bitter-Ocity(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Sylvia Boorstein is sharing her wonderful wisdom and reflecting from her new book "Happiness is an Inside Job".1 hr 4 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: The First Noble Truth - part 1 of 4(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The first of four lectures on the Four Noble Truths, including poetry from Jane Kenyon, Judith Viorst, and Wislawa Szymborska. Emphasizing the First Noble Truth of Suffering.1 hr 4 min
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- Sylvia Boorstein: Metta Sutta As The Whole Path(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Omitting none requires the transformation of the heart to complete benevolence--Metta practice is the path to complete liberation.59 min
- Sylvia Boorstein: Sylvia's 70Th Birthday Celebration Evening Talk With Teachers(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)1 hr 19 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.
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