In the November 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, 14 Buddhist teachers answer the most frequently asked questions about challenges on the spiritual path. Here, Sylvia Boorstein shares the simple way Buddhist practice has changed her.
The message of Buddha’s Four Noble Truths is that paying attention and seeing clearly lead to behaving impeccably in every moment on behalf of all beings.
“How can I give my children hope for the future when it looks bleak?” Sylvia Boorstein on how to give our children hope in a worrying time.
Heaven is nowhere else but right here on this earth, when we live with friendliness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.
Sylvia Boorstein arrives at the airport to find her flight is delayed. What better place to work with one’s mind?
“It’s very easy to get annoyed,” says Syvlia Boorstein. “Particularly with our loved ones.”
A daily intention-setting practice, from Sylvia Boorstein.
So much of our suffering—as individuals and as a society—is caused by fear. In fact, according to Buddhism, fear is at the very root of ego and samsara.
Sylvia Boorstein, who attended Oakland’s Women’s March, reflects on the meaning of the day.
We suffer, according to Buddhism, simply because we misunderstand the nature of reality. Sylvia Boorstein on developing insight into how things really are.
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