ABOUT THE MEDITATION
This week’s meditation session is led by Tracy Cochran and the theme is: Rebirth.
The guided meditation begins at 14:55.
RELATED ARTWORK
This remarkable thangka—Tibetan scroll painting—depicts Padmasambhava. Padmasambhava is one of the most revered figures within Tibetan Buddhism and is honored for bringing Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century.
According to the Kama Tradition, Padmasambhava was born in Northern India as the son of a king or minister. In the Terma Tradition, he is a lotus-born emanation of the Buddha Amitabha.
Padmasambhava’s eight forms represent the outer, inner, and sacred aspects of Tantric teachings. This painting is in the Treasure (Terma) Tradition of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. It includes Padmasmabhava’s eight forms and eight narrative vignettes with scenes from his life.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tracy Cochran has been a student and teacher of meditation and spiritual practice for decades. She is the founder of the Hudson River Sangha, which is now virtual and is open to all. The link for her weekly meditations can be found on her website:tracycochran.org.
In addition to the Rubin Museum of Art, Tracy has taught mindfulness meditation and mindful writing at the New York Insight Meditation Center, as well as in schools, corporations, and other venues nationally and internationally. She is also a writer and the editorial director of Parabola, an acclaimed quarterly magazine that seeks to bring timeless spiritual wisdom to the burning questions of the day. Her writings, podcasts, and other details can be found on her website and at parabola.org.
This program is presented in partnership with Sharon Salzberg and teachers from the New York Insight Meditation Center, the Interdependence Project, and Parabola Magazine and supported by the Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism.
