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How can we stay engaged with life day after day? How can we continue to love-keep our minds in a happy mood-when life is complex and often challenging? These are questions that Sylvia Boorstein addresses in Happiness Is an Inside Job. In more than three decades of practice and teaching she has discovered that the secret to happiness lies in actively cultivating our connections with the world, with friends, family, colleagues-even those we may not know well. She shows us how mindfulness, concentration, and effort-three elements of the Buddhist path to wisdom-can lead us away from anger, anxiety, and confusion, and into calmness, clarity, and the joy of living in the present.
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#1 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BESTSELLER "A wonderful book, heartwarming and wise, that conveys the essence of what the Buddha taught in the voice of a gifted storyteller, teacher, friend, and compassionate human being."
-Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness "Sylvia Boorstein's lessons, gleaned from a life of internal reflection and mindful teaching, are delivered with such openness, love, and affection that it feels as if you are sitting with Sylvia in her living room soaking in the wisdom of an enlightened friend."
-Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of The Mindful Brain "This book will convince you that your own happiness really is much more available to you than you may have thought."
-Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses "Should be required reading for all human beings."
-Stephen Cope, author of The Wisdom of Yoga "Reading this wonderful book is like having a heart-to-heart with Sylvia. It is wise, warm, and full of great stories that will make you smile. Best of all, it will cheer your spirit by showing you how to practice happiness."
-Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
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-Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness "Sylvia Boorstein's lessons, gleaned from a life of internal reflection and mindful teaching, are delivered with such openness, love, and affection that it feels as if you are sitting with Sylvia in her living room soaking in the wisdom of an enlightened friend."
-Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of The Mindful Brain "This book will convince you that your own happiness really is much more available to you than you may have thought."
-Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses "Should be required reading for all human beings."
-Stephen Cope, author of The Wisdom of Yoga "Reading this wonderful book is like having a heart-to-heart with Sylvia. It is wise, warm, and full of great stories that will make you smile. Best of all, it will cheer your spirit by showing you how to practice happiness."
-Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D., is a co-founding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, and a senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. She writes a regular column for Shambhala Sun, lectures widely, and is the bestselling author of Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake; It's Easier Than You Think; Don't Just Do Something, Sit There; and That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist. A practicing psychotherapist, Boorstein is a frequent presenter at psychology conferences and training seminars. Sylvia and her husband, Seymour, divide their time between Sonoma County, California, and their home in France.
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Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Reprint. Product DescriptionHow can we stay engaged with life day after day? How can we continue to love-keep our minds in a happy mood-when life is complex and often challenging?These are questions that Sylvia Boorstein addresses in Happiness Is an Inside Job. In more than three decades of practice and teaching she has discovered that the secret to happiness lies in actively cultivating our connections with the world, with friends, family, colleagues-even those we may not know well. She shows us how mindfulness, concentration, and effort-three elements of the Buddhist path to wisdom-can lead us away from anger, anxiety, and confusion, and into calmness, clarity, and the joy of living in the present.Review#1 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BESTSELLER"A wonderful book, heartwarming and wise, that conveys the essence of what the Buddha taught in the voice of a gifted storyteller, teacher, friend, and compassionate human being."-Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness"Sylvia Boorstein's lessons, gleaned from a life of internal reflection and mindful teaching, are delivered with such openness, love, and affection that it feels as if you are sitting with Sylvia in her living room soaking in the wisdom of an enlightened friend."-Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of The Mindful Brain"This book will convince you that your own happiness really is much more available to you than you may have thought."-Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses"Should be required reading for all human beings."-Stephen Cope, author of The Wisdom of Yoga"Reading this wonderful book is like having a heart-to-heart with Sylvia. It is wise, warm, and full of great stories that will make you smile. Best of all, it will cheer your spirit by showing you how to practice happiness."-Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with HeartAbout the AuthorSylvia Boorstein, Ph.D., is a co-founding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, and a senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. She writes a regular column for Shambhala Sun, lectures widely, and is the bestselling author of Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake; It's Easier Than You Think; Don't Just Do Something, Sit There; and That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist. A practicing psychotherapist, Boorstein is a frequent presenter at psychology conferences and training seminars. Sylvia and her husband, Seymour, divide their time between Sonoma County, California, and their home in France.Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.No One to Blame: How Equanimity Inspires WisdomIt's always good to start with a story.I was wending my way slowly, along with hundreds of people, back and forth through the cordoned-off lanes of an airport security line, when I became aware of the conversation of the two people right behind me:"It's your fault!""What do you mean, 'It's your fault'? It's your fault!""That's what I mean. It's your fault we're late.""No, it's not. Prove it to me that it's my fault.""I don't have to prove anything to you. It just is."I glanced behind me, as if looking beyond them, and saw that they were young, casually dressed, and apparently (was it tennis rackets, golf gear?) were going on holiday together.The Ping-Pong recriminations continued. "Your fault." "No, yours."I had a momentary impulse to turn around and say, "Listen to me! It does not matter one bit whose fault it is. Either you'll be in time for your flight or you won't. And if you miss this flight, there will be others. What's more, you don't know that this flight is the best one to be on. Perhaps this one will have engine trouble and the next one will arrive safely. Relax! You are ruining the beginning of your holiday with a useless skirmish."Of course, I didn't say anything. I think I could have gotten away with it if I had done it sweetly enough, but I imagined them telling someone later, "You won't believe what this wacky little old woman in the ai. Seller Inventory # BKZN9780345481320
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