Sharon Salzberg
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
1:00 PM–1:45 PM Sold Out
A meditation session led by Sharon Salzberg. If you missed this program, check out the podcast, now live in the Rubin Media Center.
RELATED ARTWORK
Theme: Discovering
One of the animations created by Rubin Future Fellow Chitra Ganesh, Rainbow Body takes its inspiration from the Tibetan Buddhist phenomenon known by the same name. Achieving the rainbow body is a sign of the highest realizations in the dzogchen tradition. If a practitioner dies while achieving it, their body will turn into a rainbow. The great Indian Master Padmasambhava gained the rainbow body with his student and consort Mandarava. The video references this story by showing Mandarava waking up and then being sucked through the bardo into rainbow realization, discovering the true nature of phenomena.
For centuries Himalayan practitioners have used meditation to quiet the mind, open the heart, calm the nervous system, and increase focus. Now Western scientists, business leaders, and the secular world have embraced meditation as a vital tool for brain health.
Whether you’re a beginner, a dabbler, or a skilled meditator seeking the company of others, join expert teachers in a forty-five-minute weekly program designed to fit into your lunch break. Each session will be inspired by a different work of art from the Rubin Museum’s collection and will include an opening talk, a twenty-minute sitting session, and a closing discussion. Chairs will be provided.
This program is supported in part by the Hemera Foundation with thanks to our presenting partners Sharon Salzberg, the Interdependence Project and Parabola Magazine.
RELATED ARTWORK
Theme: Discovering
One of the animations created by Rubin Future Fellow Chitra Ganesh, Rainbow Body takes its inspiration from the Tibetan Buddhist phenomenon known by the same name. Achieving the rainbow body is a sign of the highest realizations in the dzogchen tradition. If a practitioner dies while achieving it, their body will turn into a rainbow. The great Indian Master Padmasambhava gained the rainbow body with his student and consort Mandarava. The video references this story by showing Mandarava waking up and then being sucked through the bardo into rainbow realization, discovering the true nature of phenomena.
About the Speaker
Sharon Salzberg, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, has guided meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. Sharon’s latest books are Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connections and Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace. She is a weekly columnist for On Being, a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, and the author of several other books including the New York Times best-seller Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation, Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, and Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Sharon has been a regular participant in the Rubin’s many on-stage conversations.
This program is now SOLD OUT.
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Tickets: $15.00
Member Tickets: Free (registration required)
Note: Late comers may not be admitted past 1:10 p.m., so as to not disrupt the session.