Mindfulness Meditation · Giving
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Giving.
Sitatapatra; Tibet; dated 1864; Pigments on cloth; 27 3/4 × 20 1/2 in. (estimated); Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, gift of the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation; F1996.18.1
Sita Tapatra, the Universal White Parasol, stands with one thousand legs, arms, and faces. Like a parasol that offers shelter from the sun, Sita Tapatra gives her protection to all beings. She tramples on a horde of animals and people, demonstrating her power to overcome obstacles. The eyes situated all over her body represent her ability to see all the suffering of the world. With her all-powerful spirit, Sita Tapatra can inspire us to dedicate ourselves completely to protecting the needs 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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