Mindfulness Meditation: Appreciation with Tracy Cochran
Theme: Appreciation
Bhairava Mask Front side
December 4, 2023 The Rubin Returns a Circa 16th-Century Mask of the Deity Bhairava to Nepal
A return ceremony took place on December 4, 2023.
Mandala Lab Sound Meditation
In this sound bath experience, you will connect to your senses and transform feelings of anger into patience and clarity.
Behind the Scenes of the Development of the Itumbaha Museum
Rubin Museum Executive Director Jorrit Britschgi interviews Swosti Rajbhandari Kayastha, a scholar of Nepalese art and culture who serves as a lecturer of museum studies at Lumbini Buddhist University, about her role in the development of the Itumbaha Museum.
Awaken Podcast Season 3 Cover Falu Flame
Season 3 · Episode 8Life After: The Afterlife
Everyone has spent time wondering about it, but no one can say for sure: What happens after we die?
Mindfulness Meditation: Appreciation with Lavina Shamdasani
Theme: Appreciation
Awaken Podcast Season 3 Cover Falu Flame
Season 3 · Episode 7Life After: Death
One thing is for certain: one day you will die. But what happens when you die? And how does knowledge of your inevitable death impact how you live now?
Mindfulness Meditation: Appreciation with Elaine Retholtz
Theme: Appreciation
Mindfulness Meditation: Liberation with Jon Aaron
Theme: Liberation
Awaken Podcast Season 3 Cover Falu Flame
Season 3 · Episode 6Life After: Conflict
If faced with bravery and awareness, conflict can bring great insight into what is right or needed.
Mindfulness Meditation: Liberation with Michel Pascal
Theme: Liberation
Awaken Podcast Season 3 Cover Falu Flame
Season 3 · Episode 5Life After: The Morality
In Buddhism, morality isn’t just about avoiding harm but helping others. It comes down to taking responsibility for our actions.
Mindfulness Meditation: Liberation with Swami Chidananda
Theme: Liberation
Awaken Podcast Season 3 Cover Falu Flame
Season 3 · Episode 4Life After: Aspiration
Aspiration involves desire and ambition, whether it’s the pursuit of a new job or to be a better friend. It’s something that gives us a north star to move toward in our daily life.
Mindfulness Meditation: Realization with Kaira Jewel Lingo
Theme: Realization
Awaken Podcast Season 3 Cover Falu Flame
Season 3 · Episode 3Life After: Emotion
Emotions aren’t just the feelings in the body—they reflect neurons firing in the brain, and from the Buddhist perspective, they offer opportunities for profound insight.
Mindfulness Meditation: Realization with Lama Aria Drolma
Theme: Realization
Awaken Podcast Season 3 Cover Falu Flame
Season 3 · Episode 2Life After: Learning
It’s often in the most challenging moments that we learn the most about ourselves and others. What does the process of learning have to teach us?
Awaken Podcast Season 3 Cover Falu Flame
Season 3 · Episode 1Life After: Birth
Everything is in a constant cycle of birth and death: cells are born and die, synapses, emotions, ideas.
Awaken Podcast Season 3 Cover Falu Flame
September 29, 2023 Listen to the Third Season of the Rubin’s AWAKEN Podcast
The new season is hosted by Falu and explores the theme of Life After.
Mindfulness Meditation: Realization with Kimberly Brown
Theme: Realization
Mindfulness Meditation: Realization with Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche
Theme: Realization
Mindfulness Meditation: Realization with Lama Tashi
Theme: Realization
Mindfulness Meditation: Acceptance with Lama Aria Drolma
Theme: Acceptance

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