ABOUT THE MEDITATION
This week’s meditation session is led by Michel Pascal and the theme is: Reimagine.
The guided meditation begins at 23:10.
For centuries Himalayan practitioners have used meditation to quiet the mind, open the heart, calm the nervous system, and increase focus. Now Western scientists, business leaders, and the secular world have embraced meditation as a vital tool for brain health.
Whether you’re a beginner, a dabbler, or a skilled meditator seeking the company of others, join expert teachers in a forty-five-minute weekly program designed to fit into your lunch break. Each session will be inspired by a different work of art from the Rubin Museum’s collection and will include an opening talk, a twenty-minute meditation session, and a closing discussion.
RELATED ARTWORK
This remarkable thangka (Tibetan scroll painting), depicts Padmasambhava—one of the most revered figures within Tibetan Buddhism. He is honored for bringing Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century of the Common Era.
According to the Kama tradition, Padmasambhava was born in northern India as the son of a king or minister. In the Terna tradition, he is a lotus-born emanation of the Buddha Amitabha.
Padmasambhava’s eight forms represent the outer, inner, and sacred aspects of Tantric teachings. In this painting, Padmasambhava is seated in a state of repose, with a mudra displayed in his right hand. He seems to gently beckon the practitioner to follow him on the path to enlightenment.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Michel Pascal, a meditation teacher for 25 years, has led successful programs for prisoners, which help prevent suicides and reduce reoffending. He’s written 20 books on spirituality, including Meditation for Daily Stress: 10 Practices for Immediate Well-being. Known as “The Medicine Voice,” he’s performed at Carnegie Hall and played at the Peace Day Concert in Times Square in September 2023. In December 2023 he presented his methods at the United Nations.
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.
