Mindfulness Meditation with Lama Aria Drolma at Rubin Museum

The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art hosts a weekly guided meditation session led by Lama Aria Drolma, an ordained Buddhist teacher in the Karma Kagyu tradition. The session, themed "Awakening," begins at 8:30 PM. The museum highlights a thangka painting of Padmasambhava, the 8th-century Indian master who brought Buddhism to Tibet. The painting, from 18th-19th century Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, depicts Pema Jungne, one of Padmasambhava's eight manifestations, dressed as a monk and symbolizing wisdom and mastery of the dharma. The lotus, central to Padmasambhava's name meaning "Lotus-Born," represents awakening and transformation. Lama Aria Drolma, a graduate of a three-year-three-month cloistered retreat at Palpung Thubten Choling Monastery in New York, teaches worldwide, leading retreats, workshops, and corporate programs. The Rubin Museum offers resources on Himalayan art, including a collection of nearly 4,000 objects, grant programs for artists and scholars, and global exhibitions.