Mindfulness Meditation · Ritual
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is Ritual. The guided meditation begins at 20:30.
Wheel of Life; Tibet or Mongolia; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2006.66.131
The Wheel of Life usually appears at the entrance of Buddhist temples for didactic purposes. The presence of a Goddess of Learning and Arts (Saraswati) presiding over the gods’ realm suggests that this painting may have been produced for monks as well as the general public. The cycle of life and death and the rituals depicted therein can lead to enlightenment.
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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