Mindfulness Meditation · Intention
This week’s meditation session is led by Kimberly Brown and the theme is Intention. The guided meditation begins at 15:00.
Green Tara; Tibet; 13th century; Brass with inlays of silver; 18 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (estimated); Rubin Museum of Art; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2005.16.30
Tara is the most prominent female deity of northern Buddhism. She is the principal example of a female buddha, someone who actually lived and achieved enlightenment. Prior to her enlightenment in ages past, she promised that after she reached enlightenment she would always appear in female form for the benefit of all living beings.
The Tara shown here is a fully realized buddha who has vowed to take form as a bodhisattva in the body of a woman until all sentient beings are awakened. Her intention to remain a bodhisattva is also the intention to save others from the cycle of rebirth and to achieve enlightenment.
Kimberly Brown is a meditation teacher and author. She leads classes and retreats that emphasize the power of compassion and kindness meditation to reconnect us to ourselves and others. Her teachings provide an approachable pathway to personal and collective well-being through effective and modern techniques based on traditional practices. She studies in both the Tibetan and Insight schools of Buddhism and is a certified mindfulness instructor. Her book Navigating Grief and Loss: 25 Buddhist Practices to Keep Your Heart Open to Yourself and Others was published in 2022, and an updated edition of Steady, Calm, and Brave was released in 2023. Both are published by Prometheus Books.
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