Mindfulness Meditation · Fluidity
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Fluidity.
Dorje Drolo, One of Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava; Bhutan or Central Tibet; 18th century; Pigments on cloth; 25 3/8 × 17 3/4 in. (estimated); Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, gift of the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation; F1996.31.14
This thangka painting depicts Padmasambhava in one of his wrathful forms, known as Dorje Drolo. He stands on the back of a flying tigress who has the protective compassion of a mother tiger. Dorje Drolo was known for subduing demons and hiding terma, or treasure texts. As one of Padmasambhava’s eight forms, Dorje Drolo can also inspire us to maintain fluidity in our lives as we adapt to whatever arises.
Tracy Cochran has been a student and teacher of meditation and spiritual practice for decades. She is the founder of the Hudson River Sangha. In addition to offering meditation online, Tracy has taught mindfulness meditation and mindful writing at the Rubin Museum and the New York Insight Meditation Center, as well as in schools, corporations, and other venues worldwide. She is also a writer and the editorial director of Parabola, an acclaimed quarterly magazine that seeks to bring timeless spiritual wisdom to the burning questions of the day.
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