Mindfulness Meditation · Resilience
This week’s meditation session is led by Lama Aria Drolma and the theme is Resilience. The guided meditation begins at 13:00.
Buddha Shakyamuni with Maitreya and Avalokiteshvara; Swat; 8th century; Bronze; 6 5/8 × 4 3/8 × 2 1/2 in.; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2006.71.10
This sculpture bears many characteristics of bronze images from the Swat Valley, including the use of a dark metal alloy, thick wave-shaped flames surrounding the head and nimbus, the folds of the Buddha’s robes, and the type of throne. In a manner typical for Swat imagery, Buddha Shakyamuni performs the gesture of giving (varadamudra) and holds the end of his robe. He sits cross-legged on a lion throne, a traditional symbol for a universal ruler (chakravartin). He is flanked by two smaller bodhisattvas: Avalokiteshvara holding a lotus flower to his right, and Maitreya holding a flask to his left.
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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