Mindfulness Meditation · Mandala
This week’s meditation session is led by Sharon Salzberg and the theme is Mandala. The guided meditation begins at 8:40.
Mandala of Heruka Krishna Yamari; Tsang Province, Central Tibet; 15th century; Mineral pigments on cloth; 31 1/2 × 20 in.; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2005.16.41
Although this painting was likely commissioned and created at Ngor Ewam Monastery in Tsang, Tibet, it was undoubtedly created by a Newar artist from the Kathmandu Valley following the traditional Newar style of painting in the early 1500s. Heruka is the name of a category of wrathful deities that adopt a fierce countenance to benefit sentient beings. Herukas represent wrathful imagery with indivisible emptiness, bliss, peace, wisdom, compassion, and love.
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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