Rubin Museum Hosts Meditation Session Led by Teacher Jon Aaron Featuring Tibetan Buddhist Artwork

The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art is hosting a mindfulness meditation session led by Dharma teacher Jon Aaron, focusing on the theme of fierce compassion. The session includes contemplation of a 19th-century Tibetan embroidered silk scroll depicting Vajravarahi, a tantric goddess who represents the balance between peaceful and wrathful qualities. The artwork shows the deity holding symbolic objects and dancing on a corpse, representing the defeat of ego. Jon Aaron teaches mindfulness and Dharma in New York, Chicago, and online, with extensive training in various Buddhist traditions and stress reduction methods. The meditation event connects contemporary mindfulness practice with Himalayan artistic heritage.