The Rubin Museum presents a weekly meditation for beginners and skilled meditators alike. Each episode is inspired by a different work of art from the Museum’s collection and is led by a prominent meditation teacher.

The episode begins with an opening talk followed by a 20-minute meditation. In this episode, the guided meditation begins at 12:41.

Teacher: Lama Aria Drolma

Theme: Transformation

Artwork: Black Cloak Mahakala; Tibet; 19th century;pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art;  gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2006.66.562 (HAR 1044)

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.

Learn more about the Rubin Museum’s work around the world at rubinmuseum.org.