Mindfulness Meditation · Liberation Through Listening
This week’s meditation session is led by Lama Aria Drolma and the theme is Liberation through Listening.
Milarepa; Central Tibet; 15th-16th century; parcel gilt silver with gilt bronze base; long-term loan from the Nyingjei Lam Collection; L2005.9.62
Resting on a deerskin with his right hand cupping his ear sits the great Tibetan saint Milarepa. Born during the 11th century, Milarepa was subjected to great cruelty by his uncle, leading him to learn black magic in order to get revenge. After destroying his hometown and killing several dozen people with a hailstorm, he repented his evil ways and devoted himself to the practice of Buddhism. Despite his sins, he was still able to achieve enlightenment in one lifetime, demonstrating the power of the Vajrayana system. Milarepa’s pose is the classic pose for singers in Tibet. He was known for bursting spontaneously into song exclaiming the joys of the Buddha’s teachings.
Lama Aria Drolma is an ordained Buddhist teacher in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, who has completed over a decade of monastic study and meditation training. She is a graduate of the traditional Tibetan Buddhist retreat program spanning three years and three months, an advanced cloistered meditation training program at Palpung Thubten Choling Monastery, New York.
Lama Aria Drolma teaches worldwide, leading retreats, workshops, and corporate meditation programs and is a popular guest speaker at universities and organizations. She emphasizes Vajrayana Buddhism and Buddhist principles, making them relevant in our everyday lives, helping us to cultivate loving kindness and compassion, and bringing about a transformation of contentment and a genuine sense of well-being.
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