Mindfulness Meditation · Interconnectedness
This week’s meditation session is led by Gegye Yongyal Tulku Rinpoche and the theme is Interconnectedness. The guided meditation begins at 20:43.
Avalokiteshavara; Tibet; 15th century; Copper alloy; 18 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.; Rubin Museum of Art; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2006.66.646
Avalokiteshavara, the bodhisattva of compassion, has vowed to remain in the cycle of rebirth throughout time to work for the benefit of all beings. Avalokiteshavara is depicted in many forms, including peaceful and wrathful, with multiple arms and legs, up to 1,000 hands and eyes, and 11 heads. Here is Avalokiteshavara in his simplest form, adorned with a crown. His graceful pose evokes his kind and loving nature. Practitioners visualize Avalokiteshavara, aspiring to make their body, speech, and mind indistinguishable from his. This illustrates our profound state of interconnectedness.
His Eminence Gegye Yongyal Tulku Rinpoche is an ordained Buddhist teacher and a prominent leader in the Kagyu Nyigma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He holds a master’s degree in Buddhist philosophy and has completed extensive meditation training. As the third seat reincarnate Trulku of Gegye Tashi Choling Monastery in Nyari (Mt. Kailash), he was enthroned as the Trulku of the second Gegye Yongyal Tulku Rinpoche at Gegye Tashi Choling Monastery. His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa conducted his hair-cutting and name-giving ceremony in India.
Rinpoche has mastered key areas of Buddhist philosophy, including Pramana Sutra, Prajnaparamita Sutra, Madhyamika Sutra, Abhidharma Sutra, and Vajrayana Tantra. He currently serves as the president of the Amala Center Nepal and the Himalayan Buddhist Center Australia. Since 2020, Rinpoche has been actively teaching Buddhist dharma and contributing to society. He is a revered lama in Tibet and China, focusing on the practical application of Sutrayana Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism, and modern Buddhist ethics. His teachings aim to cultivate loving-kindness and compassion, fostering personal transformation and bringing individuals closer to their Buddha nature.
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