Mindfulness Meditation · Mantra
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Mantra.
Om is a sacred syllable found throughout the religious traditions of the Himalayas, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Considered the primordial sound of creation, the syllable is often used to begin and end mantras or sacred prayers, to invoke particular deities, and to achieve deeper states of understanding. According to certain traditions of Hinduism, saying om connects the individual self to a wider reality, reminding all of us of our true, fundamental nature.
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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