Mindfulness Meditation · Intentionality
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Intentionality. The guided meditation begins at 17:00.
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen (1182-1251); Tibet; 16th century; Gilt copper alloy with pigments; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2005.16.37
Kunga Gyaltsen (1182–1251), the first Tibetan to be formally honored with the title of Pandita, is shown here wearing the traditional scholar’s cap of the Sakya tradition, which he designed. In an act of grief over the death of his teacher, he took the traditional Indian scholar’s cap, then rounded its peaked top and lengthened its earflaps to the shoulder.
A teacher guides their students in the path of knowledge, just as in meditation the teacher guides with the help of an intention. It is both personal and given. How does the intention of the teacher differ from that of the student? How are they similar?
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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