Mindfulness Meditation · Focus
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Focus.
Mount Mehru; Himalayan Region; 19th century; Wood with pigments; 5 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in.; Rubin Museum of Art; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2006.43.3
Mount Meru, depicted in this small Tibetan Buddhist model, is the center of the universe in the Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmologies. Though the symbolism of Meru varies from tradition to tradition, it is always a mountain of mythical proportions that connects the heavenly and earthly realms, serving also as the anchor around which all heavenly bodies orbit and as the focus of the world.
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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