Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

Mindfulness Meditation Podcast

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Practice the art of attention in this weekly meditation series presented by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art—a global museum dedicated to promoting Himalayan art and its insights. Each episode is inspired by an artwork from the Museum’s collection, led by a prominent meditation teacher, and framed around a monthly theme. The sessions are for beginners and skilled meditators alike and include an opening talk and a 20-minute guided meditation. Join us as we learn to quiet the mind, open the heart, and engage with the world more consciously.

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Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

Episodes

Mindfulness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg 08/10/2023 18.08.2023 30:33

Theme: Acceptance Artwork: Four Mandalas of the Vajravali Cycle ; Ewam Choden Monastery, Tsang Province, Central Tibet; 1429-1456; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/374 Teacher: Sharon Salzberg The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. Th...

Mindfulness Meditation with Jon Aaron 08/03/2023 11.08.2023 31:56

Theme: Acceptance Artwork: Buddha Shakymuni and Scenes from His Life ; Tsang Province, Central Tibet; second half of the 14th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/375 Teacher: Jon Aaron The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. Thi...

Mindfulness Meditation with Elaine Retholtz 07/27/2023 04.08.2023 28:36

Theme: Compassion Artwork: Ushnishavijaya ; Tibet; 18th century; ground mineral pigment on cotton; Rubin Museum of Art; gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; http://therubin.org/373 Teacher: Elaine Retholtz The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is reco...

Mindfulness Meditation with Lama Aria Drolma 07/20/2023 28.07.2023 25:36

Theme: Compassion Artwork: Unidentified Religious Master; Tibet; 16th century-17th century; Parcel-gilt silver, pigment; repoussé; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/371 Teacher: Lama Aria Drolma The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recor...

Mindfulness Meditation with Kimberly Brown 07/13/2023 21.07.2023 26:38

Theme: Compassion Artwork: Green Tara ; Tibet; 18th century; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; http://therubin.org/370 Teacher: Kimberly Brown The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded in front of a l...

Mindfulness Meditation with Tracy Cochran 07/06/2023 14.07.2023 34:36

Theme: Compassion Artwork: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Nepal; 13th-14th century; Gilt copper alloy with semiprecious stone inlay; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/36- Teacher: Tracy Cochran The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded...

Mindfulness Meditation with Elaine Retholtz 06/29/2023 07.07.2023 28:46

Theme: Impermanence Artwork: Buchung Nubgya (b. 1979, Shigatse); New York City; 2020; mineral pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/36z Teacher: Elaine Retholtz The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded in front of a l...

Mindfulness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg 06/22/2023 30.06.2023 28:10

Theme: Impermanence Artwork: Previous Lives (Jataka) of Buddha Shakyamuni, Tibet; 18th century, Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art http://therubin.org/36y Teacher: Sharon Salzberg The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded in front of a...

Mindfulness Meditation with Jon Aaron 06/15/2023 23.06.2023 31:03

Theme: Impermanence Artwork: Six-armed Mahakala Mongolia; 18th century; Gilt copper alloy with semi-precious stones; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/36w Teacher: Jon Aaron The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded in front of a liv...

Mindfulness Meditation with Peter Corbett 06/08/2023 16.06.2023 30:35

Theme: Impermanence Artwork: Ritual Bone Apron; Tibet/Nepal; 18th - 19th century; Bone; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/36v Teacher: Peter Corbett The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded in front of a live audience, and includes...

Mindfulness Meditation with Victoria Davis 06/01/2023 09.06.2023 33:51

Theme: Impermanence Artwork: Pages from a Mongolian Liberation Through Hearing In the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol) Manuscript; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/36u Teacher: Victoria Davis The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recor...

Mindfulness Meditation with Lavina Shamdasani 05/25/2023 02.06.2023 29:39

Theme: Change Artwork: Leg Bone Trumpet (Kang Ling); Tibet; 18th century; human bone, copper, coral, leather; Rubin Museum of Art; gift of Robert and Lois Bayils http://therubin.org/36t Teacher: Lavina Shamdasani The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This pod...

Mindfulness Meditation with Rebecca Li 05/18/2023 26.05.2023 34:48

Theme: Change Artwork: Machik Labdron; Kham Province, Eastern Tibet; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; http://therubin.org/36s Teacher: Rebecca Li The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recor...

Mindfulness Meditation with Tracy Cochran 05/11/2023 19.05.2023 34:39

Theme: Change Artwork: Lords of the Charnel Ground, Smashana Adipati; Tibet; 18th century; painted terracotta; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/36r Teacher: Tracy Cochran The Rubin Museum presents a weekly online meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is a recording of the live onli...

Mindfulness Meditation with Kalu Rinpoche 05/04/2023 12.05.2023 33:54

Theme: Change Artwork: Human Cranium Prayer Beads; Tibet; 18th or 19th century; Cranium and stone; Rubin Museum of Art, Gift of Anne Breckenridge Dorsey; http://therubin.org/36p Teacher: Kalu Rinpoche The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is record...

Mindfulness Meditation with Tracy Cochran 04/27/2023 05.05.2023 32:04

Theme: Life After Artwork: Yama Dharmaraja (also known as Kalarupa): Tibet; 18th century; woodblock print and pigments on silk; Rubin Museum of Art; gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; http://therubin.org/36q Teacher: Tracy Cochran The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work o...

Mindfulness Meditation with Lama Aria Drolma 04/20/2023 28.04.2023 26:53

Theme: Life After... Artwork: Avalokiteshvara in his Potala Pure Land; Tibet; late 18th–early 19th century; pigments on cloth, silk brocade, cotton backing; Rubin Museum of Art; gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; http://therubin.org/36n Teacher: Lama Aria Drolma The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each sess...

Mindfulness Meditation with Elaine Retholtz 04/13/2023 21.04.2023 27:41

Theme: Life After Artwork: Wheel of Life; Tibet; 19th century; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; http://therubin.org/36l Teacher: Elaine Retholtz The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded in front of...

Mindfulness Meditation with Kimberly Brown 04/06/2023 14.04.2023 31:10

Theme: Life After Artwork: Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of the Bardo; Tibet; 18th-19th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art, Purchased from the Collection of Navin Kumar, New York; http://therubin.org/36m Teacher: Kimberly Brown The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a spec...

Mindfulness Meditation with Kaira Jewel Lingo 03/30/2023 07.04.2023 30:19

Theme: Unity Artwork: Buddha Shakyamuni; Tibet; 18th century; pigment on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; http://therubin.org/36j Teacher: Kaira Jewel Ling The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded in front of a...

Mindfulness Meditation with Phakchok Rinpoche 03/23/2023 31.03.2023 38:00

Theme: Unity Artwork: Guhyasamaja Akshobhyavajra; Tibet; 15th century; metalwork; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/36k Teacher: Phakchok Rinpoche The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded in front of a live audience, and includes a...

Mindfulness Meditation with Lama Aria Drolma 03/16/2023 24.03.2023 28:06

Theme: Unity Artwork: Buddha Shakyamuni; Tibet; 13th century; gilt copper alloy with pigment; Rubin Museum of Art Teacher: Lama Aria Drolma http://therubin.org/36i The Rubin Museum presents a weekly online meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is a recording of the live online session and...

Mindfulness Meditation with Jon Aaron 03/09/2023 17.03.2023 31:48

Theme: Unity Artwork: Sacred Earthly Realms and Heavenly Paradises; Central Tibet; 17th century; Pigments on cloth;Rubin Museum of Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin http://therubin.org/36h Teacher: Jon Aaron The Rubin Museum presents a weekly online meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This pod...

Mindfulness Meditation with Lavina Shamdasani 03/02/2023 10.03.2023 29:00

Theme: Unity Artwork: Eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara; China; 18th century; Silk embroidery and gold thread; Rubin Museum of Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; http://therubin.org/36e Teacher: Lavina Shamdasani The Rubin Museum presents a weekly online meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This po...

Mindfulness Meditation with Rebecca Li 02/23/2023 03.03.2023 39:35

Theme: Loving Kindness Artwork: Maitreya; Kham Province, Eastern Tibet; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/36d Teacher: Rebecca Li The Rubin Museum presents a weekly online meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is a recording of the live online ses...