Himalayan Art Up Close: Medicine Buddha Palace
Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Dr. Beth Harris delve into a painting of the Medicine Buddha.
Himalayan Art Up Close: The Fifth Dalai Lama
Dr. Karl Debreczeny and Dr. Beth Harris explore a painting of the Fifth Dalai Lama.
Himalayan Art Up Close: Ushnishavijaya and Celebration of Old Age (Jyatha Janko)
Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Dr. Steven Zucker examine a painting that celebrates rituals for elders who reach the age of 77 years, 7 months, and 7 weeks.
Himalayan Art Up Close: Panjaranatha Mahakala
Dr. Karl Debreczeny and Dr. Beth Harris examine a sculpture of Mahakala, one of the eight great wrathful dharma protectors in Vajrayana Buddhism
Himalayan Art Up Close: Wheel of Existence
Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Dr. Beth Harris reflect on a thangka painting of the Wheel of Life, also known as the Wheel of Existence.
Listening to the Silence 
How solitude brings us into a deeper relationship with ourselves
In Search of Supreme Bliss
Overcoming attachment through focus on mastering bliss
Of Seeds and Blood
Reemergence through loving the world
Mindfulness Meditation: Compassion with Elaine Retholtz
Theme: Compassion
Mindfulness Meditation: Compassion with Tracy Cochran
Theme: Compassion
Mindfulness Meditation: Compassion with Elaine Retholtz
Theme: Compassion
Mindfulness Meditation: Change with Lavina Shamdasani
Theme: Change
Mindfulness Meditation: Change with Rebecca Li
Theme: Change
Mindfulness Meditation: Change with Tracy Cochran
Theme: Change
A Capacity to Change
A Tibetan immigrant writer reflects on their gender transition
The Wheel of Life
A representation of the cycle of life, death, and rebirth
Mindfulness Meditation: Awakening with Lama Aria Drolma
Theme: Awakening
Mindfulness Meditation: Awakening with Kimberly Brown
Theme: Awakening
Mindfulness Meditation: Awakening with Kimberly Brown
Theme: Awakening
Mindfulness Meditation: Awakening with Tracy Cochran
Theme: Awakening
A Tour of the Mandala Lab, Bilbao
Experience the Mandala Lab through the eyes of humanitarian and activist Zainab Salbi, neuroscientist Dr. Richie Davidson, and Mandala Lab organizer Tim McHenry.
Jonathan Batiste Quintet
Pianist and composer Jonathan Batiste, now known as Jon Batiste, performs at the Rubin in New York City.
Mindfulness Meditation: Care with Rebecca Li
Theme: Care
In the Forest of the Medicine Buddha’s Mandala
Every plant, mineral, and natural source can be used for healing

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