Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake : The Buddhist Path of Kindness

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Summary: Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake : The Buddhist Path of Kin
Review: Boorstein, best known for It's Easier Than You Think (1995), continues to share her adventures and realizations as a Buddhist teacher and observant Jew with warmth, humor, and an irresistible, down-to-earth attitude that makes her advice and explications genuinely useful and comforting to readers of diverse spiritual orientations. Boorstein believes that any spiritual practice should increase one's understanding of the world's suffering and the "extraordinariness of life," allowing one to become more attentive and compassionate. She is also keenly attuned to the underestimated power of the mind, the crux of Buddhism. In this practical and illuminating teaching tome, she asks what it means to be a "very good person," orienting her discussion and suggested meditations to the Paramitas, or Perfections of the Heart, the "ten particular qualities of heart" the Buddha established as the foundation for his later teachings. Using charts and personal anecdotes, Boorstein defines each Paramita, and explains how dwelling on the meaning of all 10 can direct and energize the reader's quest to become a kind and loving person.