Mindfulness Meditation · Resilience
This week’s meditation session is led by Lama Aria Drolma and the theme is Resilience. The guided meditation begins at 16:12.
Padmasambhava, his eight manifestations, and scenes from his life; Gangteng Monastery, Bhutan; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; 53 3/4 x 31 3/4 x 1/2 in. (136.5 x 80.6 x 1.3 cm); Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; SC2012.4.13
This remarkable Tibetan scroll painting (thangka) depicts Padmasambhava, one of the most revered figures within Tibetan Buddhism. This legendary master, whose name means “Lotus-Born,” is honored for bringing Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century of the Common Era.
Padmasambhava’s eight forms represent the outer, inner, and sacred aspects of Tantric teachings. This painting, done in the treasure (terma) tradition of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, includes Padmasmabhava’s eight forms and eight narrative vignettes with scenes from his life.
Just like the lotus flower from which he was born, Padmasambhava embodies resilience. He subdued the negative forces that were preventing Buddhism from taking hold in Tibet and laid the foundation for Vajrayana Buddhism.
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 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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