Need some meditation in your life? Quiet the mind and open your heart with our Mindfulness Meditation Online series. Join us every Monday at 1 PM for this weekly meditation session inspired by a work of art from the Rubin's collection and guided by teachers. This week's session was inspired by this artwork of the Future Buddha, Maitreya. This work shows him sitting on his celestial throne in Tushita heaven radiating light. The Future Buddha sits with his legs extended as if poised and ready to descend to earth and take up his ministry as the buddha of the next eon. He is adorned with the princely jewels and garb of a bodhisattva, having not yet taken up his future role as the next buddha, when he would be depicted in monk’s robes like the buddha of our current age, Shakyamuni. In his left hand, Maitreya holds the stem of a Nagakesara blossom carrying a flask, his distinctive identifying attribute. Visit the link in our bio to learn more about Mindfulness Meditation, or to listen to our Mindfulness Meditation podcast, a recording of our weekly session! ________ Maitreya, The Future Buddha; Tibet; ca. Second quarter of the 15th century; Pigments on Cloth; Rubin Museum of Art, Gift of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation; F1998.17.2(HAR 664) #MindfulnessMeditation #Meditation #HimalayanArt #RubinMuseum