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Title: Don't Just Do Something, Sit There: A Mindfulness Retreat With Sylvia Boorstein by Sylvia Boorstein ISBN: 0-06-061252-5 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Worth reading -- and practicing
Comment: I've been practicing "Mindfulness" meditation for about 7 months now. It's been very helpful, and suits me well. A couple of months ago, I attended my first retreat, of 4 days, at Spirit Rock. It was easily the most profound thing I've done in my life. And one of the hardest. And I'd do it again in a second.
Unfortunately, because of my schedule, I'm not able to attend another retreat for several months. So, when I heard about people taking "personal" weekend retreats alone, I decided to try one myself. This book is a -wonderful- "manual" for doing such a retreat. I locked myself in my house for 3 days, and used this book as my teacher. Sylvia writes so warmly... I really needed her compassionate words when my meditations got rough. I found myself laughing aloud many times during the retreat. It was a hard retreat (I find meditation -very- hard to practice daily, but I do it anyway because that's the only way really), but I emerged with a similar feeling as my first retreat -- more aware, and more loving toward myself.
I would not recommend this book if you have never attended a formal retreat (in a group setting, with experienced teachers). But, if you've done that, then this is a great way to supplement and boost awareness "in-between" formal retreats.
I took one star away only because I found the timetables hard to keep up with. My 2nd night, I didn't get to bed until 11pm. Maybe I should have given it five. Oh, just let me have this one grudge, please? :)
Thank goodness for people like Sylvia. She knows exactly how to make the self-critic in my meditation ("I'm not DOING it right!") run for cover.
Rating: 1
Summary: Didn't help me at all
Comment: This book and all it proposes did not help me at all. I think it's a waste of money.
Rating: 5
Summary: Almost "instant meditation"
Comment: Sylvia Boorstein simply and clearly outlines the first steps into meditation. They worked for me. Clear three days off your calendar and try it.
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Title: It's Easier Than You Think : The Buddhist Way to Happiness by Sylvia Boorstein ISBN: 0062512943 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 26 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist by Sylvia Boorstein ISBN: 0060609583 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 11 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake : Practicing the Perfections of the Heart--The Buddhist Path of Kindness by SYLVIA PHD BOORSTEIN ISBN: 0345448103 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake : The Buddhist Path of Kindness by SYLVIA PHD BOORSTEIN ISBN: 0345448111 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Courage to Be Happy: Jewish/Buddhist Teaching Stories on Gratitude, Compassion, and Mindful Awakening by Sylvia Boorstein ISBN: 1564557405 Publisher: Sounds True Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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