About the MeditationAbout the Meditation

This week’s meditation session is led by Sharon Salzberg and the theme is Renewal. The guided meditation begins at 15:49.

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Padmasambhava; Tibet; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; Gift of Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation; F1997.12.1

Padmasambhava sits atop a sun and moon disc above a multi-colored lotus blossom rising from the blue waters of Dhanakosha lake and is encircled by a rainbow sphere. Seated to the left is the consort Mandarava holding the long-life symbols of an arrow with a mirror and streamers in the right hand and a vase in the left. At the right is the consort Yeshe Tsogyal holding up a skull offering bowl with the left hand.

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 9, 2021
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