Mindfulness Meditation · Discovering
This week’s meditation session is led by Rebecca Li and the theme is Discovering.
Maitreya, Buddha of the Future, (After models designed by Zanabazar (1635–1723)); Mongolia; late 18th - early 19th century; Gilt copper alloy with pigment; 12 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 in.; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2005.12.1
Maitreya is the buddha of the future who will come to earth to reteach the dharma once it has been forgotten. His two identifying features are the stupa in his hair and the water flask in his left hand. The foretold rediscovery of the Buddha’s teachings relates to our own process of discovery within the practice of mindfulness, where we must remind ourselves to return to the object of focus in order to go deeper into the mind and reality.
Dr. Rebecca Li, a dharma heir in the lineage of Chan Master Sheng Yen, is the founder and guiding teacher of Chan Dharma Community. She teaches meditation and dharma classes, gives public lectures, and leads retreats in North America and Europe. Li is the author of Allow Joy into Our Hearts: Chan Practice in Uncertain Times, and her book Illumination: A Guide to the Buddhist Method of No-Method was published by Shambhala Publications in 2023. She is a sociology professor and lives with her husband in New Jersey.
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