Quotes by : Sylvia Boorstein

Mindfulness, the aware, balanced acceptance of present experience, is at the heart of what the Buddha....

The next-to-last sentence that the Buddha is reported to have spoken as he was dying, before his final....

The Buddha’s criteria for Wise Speech include—in addition to the obvious expectation that speech....

The mind is like tofu. It tastes like whatever you marinate it in.

The Buddha taught complete honesty, with the extra instruction that everything a person says should be....

I think they paid attention to their lives and became wise. For those of us who don’t arrive at wisdom....

Mindfulness meditation doesn't change life. Life remains as fragile and unpredictable as ever. Meditation....

Buddha also said that the Dharma, like a bird, needs two wings to fly, and that the wing that balances....

The Buddha said that there are three times that a person should consider the consequences of any action:....