Mindfulness Meditation · The Path
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is The Path.
Mandala of Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini; Ngor Ewam Choden Monastery, Tsang Province, Central Tibet; ca. 1505-1514; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art C2001.9.1
This 15th-century mandala from Tibet depicts Chakrasamvara in union with his consort Vajrayogini. A representation of a cosmic palace, the mandala is used by practitioners as a means to lay a path for their meditation. Throughout the meditation, the practitioners visually builds the palace as they begin to move through it. They visualize themselves as Chakrasamvara in union with his consort, changing their physiology into that of an enlightened being.
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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