49 posts tagged Personal Perspectives
digitally illustrated collage of every day scenes in India with a blue background
The Dangerous Binary of Art and Craft
Making art in a world that denies your right to beauty is not just resistance—it is reclamation
collage of two images, on the left side is a painting and on the right is an adult with eyes closed and their right hand over their chest
Marking a Milestone: 500 Episodes of Mindfulness Meditation
Reflections and insights from the voices behind the original Rubin Museum podcast
mountain range in background and the village of Ngawal in forefront
Being in Ngawal
A writer’s artist residency along the Annapurnas in Nepal yields unexpected connections
an art handler lines up a thangka on the wall of the Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room installation
The Art of Collaboration: Behind the Scenes of the Shrine Room’s Move to Brooklyn
Insights and reflections from the team who helped bring the Rubin’s beloved installation to its new home
norbu llhamo pointing to a statue in her household shrine room
A Household Shrine Room
This household altar in Queens is a place for daily prayers and connecting to family
Moments of Grace Amid the Chaos
Reflections on the role of museums, restitution, and responsibility from the Rubin Art Prize Winner
Dreaming in Sendak
Picture books cultivate connections to the world around us
Illustration by Murugiah
Embracing Interdependence
For all people, self-sufficiency is a myth
Illustration by Gonkar Gyatso
One Refuge, One Planet
Homage to Yum Chenmo, the Great Mother
View in between buildings in Toronto, Canada.
Asian Avenue
Snapshots of an old building bring back adolescent memories of people met online
REALIZE 
A personal story about a radical shift in perspective
REIMAGINE
A personal story about a radical shift in perspective
Can I Let Me Go?
On surrender and awakening
Unmasking AI
The founder of the Algorithmic Justice League shares how human bias shapes machine learning
REFRAME
A personal story about a radical shift in perspective
Of Seeds and Blood
Reemergence through loving the world
Meltdown Samsara
An artist faces a frightening part of herself and learns how to let go
RELEASE
A personal story about a radical shift in perspective
It Matters How You Are Born; It Matters How You Die
A birth doula and a death doula share how support helps people through major life transitions
Spiritual First Responder
Words and teachings for difficult transitions
A Capacity to Change
A Tibetan immigrant writer reflects on their gender transition
Ritual Lens
A daughter documents her mother's decline and the Hindu rites around death and mourning
Everything Changes for the Better
Overcoming the challenges of being stateless
How to Like Mondays
Changing careers is not always easy
Good Will Writing
An ethical will passes down wisdom through the generations
Place, Loss, Adaptation
A Nepalese immigrant finds solace in faraway Vermont
At the Center of a Messy, Beautiful Existence
A psychologist reckons with how spiritual practices can distract us from the real work of healing
Morning Rituals from Near and Far
From the Himalayan mountains to the New York City streets, people share how they wake up every day
Are You Woke?
The work of wokeness is not what you think
I Love You, I Love You Not
Navigating change in romantic relationships

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