Mindfulness Meditation · Power
This week’s meditation session is led by Lama Aria Drolma and the theme is Power. The guided meditation begins at 19:20.
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Tradition of King Songtsen Gampo; Central Tibet; 13th century; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2003.50.5
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is the patron deity of Tibet and appears in a variety of forms, both peaceful and wrathful, and in large mandalas surrounded by numerous deities. As a universal symbol, Avalokiteshvara embodies the compassion of all buddhas of the ten directions and three times. In this standing form with 11 faces he is closely associated with the famous bhikshuni (nun) of Kashmir, Lakshmi, who popularized a meditation practice incorporating a two-day purification and fasting ritual. Lord Atisha, Rinchen Zangpo, and others popularized this practice throughout Tibet.
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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