Mindfulness Meditation · Compassion
This week’s meditation session is led by Lama Aria Drolma and the theme is Compassion. The guided meditation begins at 24:00.
Avalokiteshvara; Tibet; 12th century; Copper alloy; 13 × 9 × 6 7/8 in.; Rubin Museum of Art; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2002.24.1
The compassionate and merciful bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, whose name means “Lord who looks down with compassion,” is the patron deity of Tibet. The gentle All-Seeing Lord is posed with his legs bent as if in a seated dance. His matted locks are piled high and cords drape across his chest. He is depicted here with the sensuous beauty of the Hindu god Shiva, as Buddhist cults of the All-Seeing Lord in the Himalayas absorbed many features of Hindu Shiva cults.
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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