Mindfulness Meditation · Generosity
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Generosity. The guided meditation begins at 18:23.
Butter Lamp Batang, Eastern Tibet; [date] Silver Collection of The Newark Museum, Purchase 1920 H: 13 3/4 in. Diam: 10 1/2 in. L2013.32.2 (20.355A,B)
Butter lamps are an essential element of Tibetan Buddhist devotional practices and represent the offering of light to enlightened beings. Butter lamps are called the “Dharma Light” and can be of various sizes. This example is large and has an inscription identifying three monks as donors and the year, month, and place of their offering, Batang Monastery in eastern Tibet.
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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