Mindfulness Meditation · Hopes and Anxieties
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Hopes and Anxieties. The guided meditation begins at 20:00.
Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of the Bardo; Tibet; 18th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2006.66.17
This artwork is a visual representation of the Tibetan tradition of “Liberation upon Hearing in the Intermediate State.” Esoteric tantric teachings explain that at the moment of death, one’s consciousness encounters the possibility of achieving an enlightened state. However, if not recognized, terrifying visions brought on by one’s own negative karma flood the consciousness and prevent a good rebirth.
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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