Mindfulness Meditation · Ritual
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Ritual. The guided meditation begins at 20:00.
Padmasambhava; Tibet; 15th century; Silver and gilt copper alloy with inlays of turquoise and coral; 6 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.; Rubin Museum of Art; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2005.16.36
Padmasambhava, “the lotus born,” an Indian teacher said to have been miraculously born in a lotus flower, is revered by all Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Padmasambhava guides his students on the path of knowledge and deep understanding, just as meditation is guided by ritual.
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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