Mindfulness Meditation · Fluidity
This week’s meditation session is led by Kimberly Brown and the theme is Fluidity. The guided meditation begins at 08:30.
Machik Labdron (1055-1153); Western Tibet or Western Himalayas; ca. 16th century; Bronze with silver inlay; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2013.12.3a-b
Machik Labdron (1055–1153) was one of the most prominent female masters and lineage holders in Tibetan Buddhism, and is renowned for being the first to widely propagate a practice known as chod, or severance. Her main teacher, the Indian master Phadampa Sanggye, schooled her in this practice, which involves visualizing cutting away the human body, and ultimately the ego, as a means of reaching enlightenment.
Cutting through attachment is essential to moving through life with fluidity. Chod practitioners intentionally visualize in their mind’s eye their own bodies as offerings.
Kimberly Brown is a meditation teacher and author. She leads classes and retreats that emphasize the power of compassion and kindness meditation to reconnect us to ourselves and others. She studies in both the Tibetan and Insight schools of Buddhism and is a certified mindfulness instructor. Her latest book is Happy Relationships: 25 Buddhist Practices to Transform Your Connection with Your Partner, Family, and Friends. You can learn more about Kimberly at meditationwithheart.com.
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