This week’s meditation session is led by Shanté Paradigm Smalls and the theme is Focus.

One of the most important ritual implements in Tibetan Buddhism, the purba is a dagger with a triangular blade used for exorcisms and advanced meditational practices. Tibetan texts often describe the purba being used to pin demons and negative spirits to the ground as a means of subduing them. In practice, the purba will pierce the ground or a bowl of grain symbolizing the taming of these spirits. As with many things within the Tibetan tradition, not only does the purba tame demons of the lands, it also represents the focus and grounding needed to conquer the negative emotions that afflict us all.