Sylvia Boorstein: 8 books
Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake
Practicing the Perfections of the Heart--The Buddhist Path of Kindness
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
According to the Buddha, the path of kindness is the path of happiness. Now Sylvia Boorstein, nationally bestselling author of It’s Easier Than You Think, has taken the 2500-year-old practice of developing the qualities of a compassionate heart—the core of the Buddha’s own practice—and made...
Happiness Is an Inside Job
Practicing for a Joyful Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2008
How can we stay engaged with life day after day? How can we continue to love–to keep our minds in a happy mood–when life is complex, difficult, and, often, disappointing? Bestselling author and beloved teacher Sylvia Boorstein asked herself these questions when she started to write this inspiring...
Don't Just Do Something, Sit There
A Mindfulness Retreat with Sylvia Boorstein
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2011
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 Sylvia Boorstein
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Taken from Sylvia Boorstein’s influential contribution to Solid Ground , Boorstein invites readers to see things exactly the way they are, no matter how difficult.
That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist
On Being A Faithful Jew and a Passionate
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
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.
Solid Ground
Buddhist Wisdom for Difficult Times
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
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...
The Jewish Lights Spirituality Handbook
A Guide to Understanding, Exploring & Living a Spiritual Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
What is “Jewish Spirituality”? How do I make it part of my life?
Today’s foremost spiritual leaders share their ideas and experience.
Whether you are just curious, intently searching for greater personal meaning, or actively seeking ideas, information, practices and inspiration to enrich...
One Heart
Universal Wisdom from the World's Scriptures
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2009
The purpose of One Heart is to illuminate the common sacred ground at the heart of seven faiths: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Taoism. Its method is to identify 65 essential principles, among them: Feel what other people feel; Don't harm others; Lead with virtue...