Rubin Museum Mindfulness Session Led by Tracy Cochran Explores Clarity via Tibetan Medicine Thangka
A mindfulness meditation session, emphasizing Clarity, is being conducted by Tracy Cochran at the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. This session begins at 13:18 in the video and focuses on the scroll painting titled Medicine Buddha Palace, which is a replica of the first Tibetan Medical Painting from Mentsikhang Lhasa, created between 2012 and 2013. The artwork illustrates the initial chapter of the Four Medical Tantras (Gyu shi) and shows the Medicine Buddha imparting healing knowledge to his followers. Tracy Cochran, who authored Presence: The Art of Being At Home in Yourself (2024) and founded Hudson River Sangha, is a seasoned meditation instructor with experience across various platforms. Further details can be found at tracycochran.org.
Key facts
- Tracy Cochran leads a Rubin Museum mindfulness meditation session with the theme Clarity
- The guided meditation begins at 13:18
- The featured work is Medicine Buddha Palace, a copy of the first painting from the Tibetan Medical Paintings from Mentsikhang Lhasa
- The painting was made in Rebgong county, Qinghai Province, China, in 2012-2013 with pigments on cloth
- It is held by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art under accession number SC2013.6
- The original set of 79 medical thangkas was created in Lhasa, Tibet, in the late 17th century by the regent of the Fifth Dalai Lama
- The paintings illustrate the Blue Beryl, a significant treatise of Tibetan medicine
- The work depicts the first chapter of the Four Medical Tantras (Gyu shi)
- The Medicine Buddha is shown as the teacher Rigpa Yeshe addressing four groups of disciples, including Yilekye
- Cochran's book Presence: The Art of Being At Home in Yourself was published by Shambhala Publications in 2024
- Cochran founded and leads the Hudson River Sangha and is editorial director of Parabola
Entities
Artists
- Tracy Cochran
- Fifth Dalai Lama
- Rigpa Yeshe
- Yilekye
Institutions
- Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
- Mentsikhang Lhasa
- Shambhala Publications
- Hudson River Sangha
- New York Insight
- Parabola
- The New York Times
- New York Magazine
- Psychology Today
- The Best Spiritual Writing series
Locations
- Lhasa
- Tibet
- Rebgong county
- Qinghai Province
- China
- New York
- Mount Wutai
- Mount Kailash
- Mount Tsari
- Hudson River