About the MeditationAbout the Meditation

This week’s meditation session is led by Lama Aria Drolma and the theme is Awakening. The guided meditation begins at 19:46.

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Sculpture of open lotus blossom with small seated figures inside.

Lotus Mandala of Amitayus Central Tibet; 14th”“15th century; Metalwork Rubin Museum of Art C2003.13.1

A mandala is composed of two integral parts: a palace and an assembly of deities that inhabit a ritual ground. In mandalas featuring peaceful deities, this assembly is placed on a lotus. The petals of this lotus mandala can be closed to form a bud that signifies the potential for divine assembly within all of us.

Lama Aria Drolma is an ordained Buddhist teacher in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, who has completed over a decade of monastic study and meditation training. She is a graduate of the traditional Tibetan Buddhist retreat program spanning three years and three months, an advanced cloistered meditation training program at Palpung Thubten Choling Monastery, New York.

Lama Aria Drolma teaches worldwide, leading retreats, workshops, and corporate meditation programs and is a popular guest speaker at universities and organizations. She emphasizes Vajrayana Buddhism and Buddhist principles, making them relevant in our everyday lives, helping us to cultivate loving kindness and compassion, and bringing about a transformation of contentment and a genuine sense of well-being.

Published August 8, 2020
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