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This week’s meditation session is led by Lama Aria Drolma and the theme is Love.

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Tara in her Pure Realm; Tibet; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; 47 5/8 x 36 3/8 in. (121 x 92.4 cm); Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2006.66.567

One of the most popular deities in the Himalayas, Tara personifies enlightened action. In this 19th-century painting from Tibet, she sits surrounded by 21 manifestations of herself as well as a host of other celestial beings. Any practitioner, at any level on the path, can invoke the 21 Taras, each of which is linked to a certain energy and color. By invoking her presence, practitioners believe they can benefit from her boundless love and compassion to help all beings end their suffering.

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.

Published June 29, 2017
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