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This week’s meditation session is led by Sharon Salzberg and the theme is Beginning Again.

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Red Avalokiteshvara; Nepal or Tibet; dated by inscription, 1871; Pigments on cloth; 48 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.; Rubin Museum of Art; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2005.29.1

This form of Avalokiteshvara is red in color and stands with his right hand extended in a gesture of supreme generosity. Out of his body emanates the worldly gods of the Vedas suggesting that Avalokiteshvara is the creator of the universe. The presence of this creation is continually felt as time moves on and serves to remind us of returning to a place within our practice where we can begin again.

Headshot of Sharon Salzberg

Sharon Salzberg, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, has guided meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. Her latest book is Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World. 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, 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.

Published January 24, 2018
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