Mindfulness Meditation · Beginning Again
This week’s meditation session is led by Sharon Salzberg and the theme is Beginning Again.
Bhairava; Nepal; 13th or 14th century; Copper alloy with inlays of semiprecious stones; 10 3/8 × 7 1/4 × 4 1/8 in.; Rubin Museum of Art; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2003.33.1
Bhairava, a wrathful emanation of the deity Shiva, stands in a dynamic warrior pose with ten arms and five heads. Many cultures in India have a cyclical sense of time, and throughout each cycle there will be stages of creation, sustentation, and destruction. Bhairava is often associated with the stage of destruction, a necessary step for creation to begin again.
Sharon Salzberg, Cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, has guided meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. Her latest books are Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom and Finding Your Way: Meditations, Thoughts, and Wisdom for Living an Authentic Life. 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 bestseller Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation, Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World, Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, and Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Ms. Salzberg has been a regular participant in the Rubin’s many on-stage conversations and regards the Rubin as a supplemental office.
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