Mindfulness Meditation · Wisdom
This week’s meditation session is led by Sharon Salzberg and the theme is Wisdom.
Akashagarbha from Situ’s set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas, Kham Province, Eastern Tibet; 18th century; ground mineral pigment on cotton; Shelley and Donald Rubin Private Collection, L176.1.1
Considered one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas of Mahayana Buddhist traditions, Akashagarbha’s name can be translated to mean “boundless treasury of space,” implying that his wisdom is as vast as the cosmos. Akashagarbha is seen here with a fish as his vehicle and appears androgynous, much like the female version of Avalokiteshvara, Guanyin.
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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