Mindfulness Meditation · Discovering
This week’s meditation session is led by Sharon Salzberg and the theme is Discovering.
Chitra Ganesh (b. 1975, Brooklyn, NY); Rainbow Body; 2018; digital animation; courtesy of Chitra Ganesh
An animation created by artist 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.
Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She was among the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture over 50 years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. Sharon is cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of 14 books, including the New York Times bestseller Real Happiness, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, Lovingkindness. Sharon’s podcast, The Metta Hour, has amassed eight million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond.
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