Sylvia Boorstein

Get away from doing and into being with this lively, down-to-earth guide to your own meditation retreat by beloved mindfulness meditation teacher Sylvia Boorstein. Presenting what Jon Kabat-Zinn has called "endearingly personal mindfulness wisdom," she offers a three-day retreat plan accompanied by timeless lessons -- always grounded in real life -- on how anyone can achieve calm, clarity and joy through meditation practices.

T i nghĩ l t i đ chọn được tựa đề cho quyển s ch n y từ l u rồi, trước khi t i bắt đầu khởi sự viết. Thật ra, động cơ th c đẩy t i viết chỉ l v t i muốn n i cho mọi người hiểu rằng, một đời sống tu tập kh ng nhất thiết phải l vấn đề g to t t hết. Đ i khi người ta quyết định thay đổi lối sống của m nh để nu i dưỡng ch nh niệm, để gi p cho sự tỉnh thức. C người tham gia v o một tăng th n hoặc v o một d ng tu. C người thay đổi lối ăn uống. C người chọn lối sống độc th n. Tất cả những sự chọn lựa ấy, đối với một số người, l những phương tiện rất hữu ch cho sự tỉnh thức của họ, nhưng tự ch ng vốn kh ng phải l t m linh. Những người kh c sẽ chọn những phương tiện kh c. Trong quyển s ch n y, phương tiện ch nh l ch nh niệm. Ch nh niệm, một thức r r ng, một sự qu n b nh chấp nhận những kinh nghiệm trong hiện tại, l tr i tim của thiền qu n trong đạo Phật. Quyển s ch n y c mục đ ch l m tập s ch vỡ l ng căn bản cho người Phật tử, nhưng bạn đừng nản l ng. Sự việc dễ hơn l bạn tưởng.

A few short words--repeated with passion & intention--can unlock treasure upon treasure of healing, wisdom & love"Chant is a path for all of us who lead with our hearts, who are determined to seek out the truth that is buried deep beneath the ground of our lives, and who have made a commitment to live that truth, from moment to moment, breath to breath, 'one little bit at a time.'"--from the IntroductionChant is a meditative practice that fully engages the body, heart and mind, and facilitates healing and expansion of consciousness. Rabbi Shefa Gold, beloved teacher of chant, Jewish mysticism, prayer and spirituality, introduces you to this transformative spiritual practice as a way to unlock the power of sacred texts and take prayer and meditation into the delight of your life. She illuminates the usefulness, benefits and blessings of chant by: Teaching you the theory and foundations of chant--its relation to beauty, pleasure and the deep wisdom buried in sacred textsProviding--for the first time--complete musical notations for many of her popular chants and practical instruction for how to use them to cultivate self-awareness and love.

Solid Ground: Buddhist Wisdom for Difficult Times is a lively and topical book that offers guidance on how to respond to the individual crises that inevitably arise in all of our lives as well as to the political, economic, and social challenges society is currently facing. The issue of difficulty in life is at the very essence of Buddhism. The first noble truth could certainly be translated as "life is full of difficulties." And the remaining noble truths could be seen as Buddhism's analysis of our difficulties and of a path to working with them. Celebrated Buddhist teachers Sylvia Boorstein, Zoketsu Norman Fisher, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche use their diverse wisdom to address the immediate and practical concerns in our lives and to explore the most basic and profound questions of Buddhism: the difficulty of life in general and how we can work with that and ameliorate it. Filled with humor and personal stories, Solid Ground offers specific teachings for concrete situations as well as a way to explore the larger questions of finding equanimity in difficult times.

Seeking the common ground that unites all religious traditions, the author identifies sixty-five virtues she considers to be universal among the world's faith communities, including "feel what other people feel," "don't harm others," "be honest," and "practice what you preach." Original.

Sylvia Boorstein har skrivit den första boken som kan vägleda västerländska läsare till Buddhas tio paramitaer, "Hjärtats fulländning" Enligt Buddha är vänlighetens väg också lyckans väg. Nu har Sylvia Boorstein tagit upp den 2500 år gamla träningen att utveckla egenskaper hos ett medkännande hjärta - kärnan i Buddhas egen lära - och göra den tillgänglig för alla. Boorstein kombinerar traditionella buddhistiska läror och liknelser med historier ur sitt eget liv, liksom med enkla meditationsövningar, för att visa hur tillämpningen av Medveten närvaro kan leda till den fulländning som vi alla strävar efter. Nämligen ett liv där vi kan tillämpa; generositet, etik, visdom, energi, tålamod, beslutsamhet och jämnmod. För såväl buddhister som icke-buddhister erbjuder den här inspirerande boken en möjlighet att förändra sitt liv.

In this landmark book, esteemed Buddhist teacher Sylvia Boorstein addresses this incisive question in a warm, delightful and personal way. With the same down-to-earth charm and wit that have endeared her to her many students and readers, Boorstein shows how one can be both an observant Jew and a passionately committed Buddhist.

Using delightful and deceptively powerful stories from everyday experiences, beloved Buddhist teacher Sylvia Boorstein demystifies spirituality, charts the path to happiness through the Buddha's basic teachings, shows how to eliminate hindrances to clear seeing, and develops a realistic course toward wisdom and compassion. A wonderfully engaging guide, full of humor, memorable insights, and love.