Mindfulness Meditation · Awakening
This week’s meditation session is led by Lama Aria Drolma and the theme is Awakening. The guided meditation begins at 14:17.
Indian Master Shantarakshita (active 8th century) and Scenes from his Life; Tibet; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; 72 x 41 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (182.9 x 105.4 x 4.8 cm); Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, From the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warren Wilds; C2007.22.1
The Indian scholar Shantarakshita was an important figure in establishing Tibetan Buddhist monastic and scholastic traditions in the eighth century. In this painting, which shows him surrounded by scenes from his life, his spiritual development is illustrated in the first three scenes, beginning just over his left shoulder, including his ordination as a monk, his receiving of the Gradual Path to enlightenment, and his own spiritual training leading to his realization of true knowledge. These episodes are the prologue to the story of Buddhism’s arrival in Tibet.
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.
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