Mindfulness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg 09/18/2020

About the Mindfulness Meditation Podcast

The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded in front of a live audience, and includes an opening talk, a 20-minute sitting session, and a closing discussion. The guided meditation begins at 18:22.

If you would like to attend Mindfulness Meditation sessions in person or learn more, please visit our website at RubinMuseum.org/meditation.

This program is supported with thanks to our presenting partners Sharon Salzberg, the Interdependence Project and Parabola Magazine.

New York Insight Meditation Center


Related Artwork

Eleven-headed, Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara Central Tibet; early 20th century (before 1935) Pigments on cloth Rubin Museum of Art Gift of Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation F1997.1.6 (HAR 40)
Eleven-headed, Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara Central Tibet; early 20th century (before 1935) Pigments on cloth Rubin Museum of Art Gift of Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation F1997.1.6 (HAR 40)

Theme: Change

Eleven-headed, Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara

Avalokiteshvara takes on a peaceful appearance in this painting, with his eleven heads and one thousand hands extended in compassion. Teachers in the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhismencircle him above, with early teachers of the lineage descending on the left side and later teachers on the right.

About the Speaker

Sharon Salzberg

Sharon Salzberg, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, has guided meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. Sharon’s latest books are Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connections and Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace. 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 best-seller Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation, Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, and Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Sharon has been a regular participant in the Rubin’s many on-stage conversations.


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