Mindfulness Meditation · Love
This week’s meditation session is led by Sharon Salzberg and the theme is Love.
Green Tara; Tibet; 13th century; Brass with inlays of silver; 18 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (estimated); Rubin Museum of Art; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2005.16.30
This 13th-century sculpture of Green Tara from Tibet displays all of the classic traits of the popular Buddhist deity. Dressed as a princess, she sits in the fluid pose of royal ease, suggesting her generous nature. Pilgrims and travelers recite her mantra, Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha, to ask for her protection and to stave away any harm that may cross their path. Practitioners also use her as a focus of meditation in hopes of gaining her compassion and wisdom.
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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