Mindfulness Meditation · Liberation Through Listening
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Liberation through Listening. The guided meditation begins at 14:20.
Yama Dharmaraja with Consort Yami; Tibet; 18th century; Pigment on cloth; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2006.66.409
Yama Dharmaraja stands fiercely on top of his vehicle, a black bull, holding a skull cup and bone staff. His consort clings to his left side, wearing an animal skin draped across her back. Though Yama Dharmaraja appears to have the same form as Yama, the god of death, his name Dharmaraja means “king of law.” As a powerful protector deity, he takes the form of Yama so that he, like the Buddha’s teachings, liberate beings from suffering.
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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