Mindfulness Meditation · Liberation Through Listening
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Liberation through Listening.
Vajra and Bell Tibet or China; Ming dynasty, ca. 1425″“1450 Copper and gilt copper alloy Long-term loan from the Pritzker Collection Collection #: L2013.41.1.2
The vajra and bell—the two most common ritual implements in Tibetan Buddhism—are also important symbols for liberation. The vajra, a type of scepter, represents compassion or skillful means, while the bell represents wisdom of the true nature of reality. Tibetan Buddhists seek to perfect these two aspects, compassion and wisdom, in order to achieve liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth. Ultimately these tools should be used to help all beings achieve liberation.
Tracy Cochran has been a student and teacher of meditation and spiritual practice for decades. She is the founder of the Hudson River Sangha. In addition to offering meditation online, Tracy has taught mindfulness meditation and mindful writing at the Rubin Museum and the New York Insight Meditation Center, as well as in schools, corporations, and other venues worldwide. She is also a writer and the editorial director of Parabola, an acclaimed quarterly magazine that seeks to bring timeless spiritual wisdom to the burning questions of the day.
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