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 taught meditation and spiritual practice for many years. She is a speaker and author whose most recent book, Presence: The Art of Being At Home in Yourself, was published by Shambhala Publications in 2024. Tracy is the founder and leading teacher of the Hudson River Sangha and has taught mindfulness and mindful writing at New York Insight, the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, and many other venues. In addition to serving as the editorial director of the acclaimed spiritual quarterly Parabola, her writings have appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Psychology Today, The Best Spiritual Writing series, Parabola, and many other publications and anthologies. For more about Tracy, please visit tracycochran.org and parabola.org.
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