Sylvia Boorstein Explained

Sylvia Boorstein is an American author, psychotherapist, and Buddhist teacher.[1] [2]

Boorstein studied with Dipa Ma[3] and is a co-founding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California.[4] She is also a senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts.

Biography

All four of Boorstein's grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe.[5] She grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Barnard College.[5] After moving to California in 1961, Boorstein earned a master's degree in social work from the University of California Berkeley in 1967 and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Saybrook University in 1974.[5]

She has written numerous books such as It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness,[6] That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist,[7] Don't Just Do Something, Sit There[8] and Pay Attention for Goodness' Sake.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fleet. Josh. Is The Jew Still In The Lotus?. Huffington Post. September 28, 2011. November 2, 2018.
  2. Web site: Sylvia Boorstein. Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW). November 2, 2018.
  3. Web site: What Dipa Ma taught Sylvia Boorstein about the mind of equanimity. Lion's Roar. March 1, 2018. November 2, 2018.
  4. Web site: History of Spirit Rock. Spirit Rock Meditation Center. November 2, 2018.
  5. Web site: About Sylvia Boorstein. November 2, 2018.
  6. Web site: Cochran. Tracy. It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness. . Spring 1996. November 2, 2018.
  7. Marks . Richard G.. Review: Jewish-Buddhist Meetings. Shofar. 17. 3. Spring 1999. 93–98. 42942901. Purdue University Press. 10.1353/sho.1999.0005. 170268171.
  8. Web site: Meade Sperry. Rod. Sylvia Boorstein on the meaning of "Don't Just Do Something, Sit There". Lion's Roar. August 25, 2009. November 2, 2018.
  9. Web site: Wheeler . Kate Lila . Fall 2002 . Pay Attention for Goodness' Sake . June 9, 2022 . Tricycle.org . Tricycle Magazine.

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