Mindfulness Meditation · Renewal
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Renewal. The guided meditation begins at 20:18.
Tara in Her Pure Realm, Khadiravana; Tibet; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; silk brocade; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2002.48.1
The female deity Tara is popular in all Tibetan Buddhist traditions. This painting depicts the realm of Tara where she is seated in her palace and surrounded by her 21 emanations arrayed around her. The famous Praises to Tara address each Tara by her name, emphasizing their individual qualities and requesting blessings. The figures on lotuses directly below the central figure are devotees who aspire to be reborn in her realm. Any practitioner would easily identify with these figures while reciting the praises to the goddesses.
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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