About the MeditationAbout the Meditation

This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Harmony. The guided meditation begins at 15:57.

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Dorje Drolo, One of Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava; Bhutan or Central Tibet; 18th century; Pigments on cloth; 25 3/8 × 17 3/4 in. (estimated); Rubin Museum of Art; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, gift of the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation; F1996.31.14

Dorje Drolo, or the Wrathful Vajra, is one of the eight manifestations of the legendary Buddhist master Padmasambhava. Revered as the Second Buddha in Tibetan Buddhist culture, Padmasambhava is believed to have manifested as the wrathful Dorje Drolo to fly to 13 places named Tiger’s Lair (Taktsang) and subdue local deities. He bound them by oath to protect his teachings and imprinted his hands and feet in the landscape.

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.

Published May 14, 2022
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