Mindfulness Meditation · Being Whole
This week’s meditation session is led by Sharon Salzberg and the theme is Being Whole.
Four Mandalas of the Vajravali Cycle; Ewam Choden Monastery, Tsang Province, Central Tibet; 1429-1456; Pigments on cloth; 36 × 30 in. (estimated); Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2007.6.1
Mandalas generally consist of a repeating pattern of circles and squares. This mandala, part of a set of 14 paintings depicting the Vajravali cycle, actually depicts four mandalas together on one canvas: Vajrapani, Vajradhatu, Shakyasimha, and Marichi. Each one relates to a particular practice forming the whole of the Vajravali cycle, a collection of esoteric teachings.
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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