Mindfulness Meditation · Compassion
This week’s meditation session is led by Kimberly Brown and the theme is Compassion. The guided meditation begins at 10:57.
Green Tara; Tibet; 18th century; Pigments on cloth; 46 1/4 × 30 5/8 in. (estimated); Rubin Museum of Art; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2006.66.19
Tara is a completely enlightened buddha who has promised to appear in the future in the form of a female bodhisattva and deity for the benefit of all beings. Tara is revered in all of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Her 10-syllable mantra Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha is memorized and recited by Tibetans from early childhood. Her primary activity is to protect from the eight and sixteen fears.
It is important to realize that Tara’s protection has an inner and an outer aspect. She protects us from the paralyzing state of mind brought about by ignorance in the form of fear. She frees us so we can confront our fears rather than be ruled by them.
Kimberly Brown is a meditation teacher and author. She leads classes and retreats that emphasize the power of compassion and kindness meditation to reconnect us to ourselves and others. Her teachings provide an approachable pathway to personal and collective well-being through effective and modern techniques based on traditional practices. She studies in both the Tibetan and Insight schools of Buddhism and is a certified mindfulness instructor. Her book Navigating Grief and Loss: 25 Buddhist Practices to Keep Your Heart Open to Yourself and Others was published in 2022, and an updated edition of Steady, Calm, and Brave was released in 2023. Both are published by Prometheus Books.
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