Mindfulness Meditation · Love
This week’s meditation session is led by Lama Aria Drolma and the theme is Love. The guided meditation begins at 11:29.
Buddha Shakyamuni; Karnali Basin, Khasa Malla Kingdom, Northwestern Nepal; 13th-14th century; Gilt copper alloy with inlay; 17 1/8 × 15 3/8 × 11 1/4 in.; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2006.24.1
This remarkable depiction of Buddha Shakyamuni, the historic Buddha, who lived in the fifth century BCE, was created in the 13th–14th century in northwestern Nepal during the period of Khasa-Malla rule. A unique feature of this work of art is that the Buddha is adorned with earrings. Typically, Buddha Shakyamuni is portrayed in an ascetic manner, to demonstrate how he renounced all attachment to the material world.
The Buddha is seated in the vajra, or lotus, posture. This was his pose when he attained enlightenment in that sacred spot under the bodhi tree in Bodhaya, India. As we gaze upon him, let us open our hearts to more fully embody love.
Lama Aria Drolma is an ordained Buddhist teacher in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, who has completed over a decade of monastic study and meditation training. She is a graduate of the traditional Tibetan Buddhist retreat program spanning three years and three months, an advanced cloistered meditation training program at Palpung Thubten Choling Monastery, New York.
Lama Aria Drolma teaches worldwide, leading retreats, workshops, and corporate meditation programs and is a popular guest speaker at universities and organizations. She emphasizes Vajrayana Buddhism and Buddhist principles, making them relevant in our everyday lives, helping us to cultivate loving kindness and compassion, and bringing about a transformation of contentment and a genuine sense of well-being.
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