Jill Shepherd's most recent Dharma talks (Common Ground Meditation Center)
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Jill Shepherd: Compassion for the "difficult" person and all beings
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: Second Noble Truth: craving for becoming and non-becoming
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Includes suggestions for practicing with comparing mind and the inner critic
Jill Shepherd: Morning reflection: Releasing papanca / proliferation
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: An overview of the four Brahmavihāra
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Exploring the interrelationships between mettā / kindness, compassion, muditā / gladness and equanimity
Jill Shepherd: Instructions and guided meditation: Choiceless attention
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: Talk: Right Effort part 1
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) NOTE: this talk was re-recorded due to a technical error with the original
Jill Shepherd: Instructions: practising with thinking
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: Instructions and guided meditation: Body as anchor
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Establishing a felt sense of the body as anchor; orienting to ease and calm in knowing the body sitting, breathing
Jill Shepherd: 24 instructions and meditation: choiceless attention
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 22 meditation: opening to what's pleasant to support gladness and muditā
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 21 meditation: mindfulness of mind
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 20 instructions: mindfulness of mental activity
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 18 meditation: compassion
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 17 instructions: compassion
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 15 meditation: mindfulness of hearing
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 14 instructions: mindfulness of mindfulness, and opening to hearing
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 13 meditation: mindfulness of the body in terms of its elemental qualities
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 12 instructions: mindfulness of the body in terms of its elemental qualities
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 10 meditation: mindfulness of breathing to develop sati and samadhi p2
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 09 instructions: mindfulness of breathing to develop sati and samadhi p2
(Te Moata Retreat Center) 09 instructions: mindfulness of breathing to develop sati samadhi p2
Jill Shepherd: 08 meditation: cultivating sati and samadhi through mindfulness of breathing
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 07 instructions: cultivating sati and samadhi through mindfulness of breathing
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 05 short instructions: continuity of mindfulness
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 04 meditation: mindfulness of breathing
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 03 instructions: mindfulness of breathing
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: 02 meditation: Mindfulness of the body and breathing
(Te Moata Retreat Center) A body scan inviting ease, then resting the awareness on the rhythm of breathing
Jill Shepherd: 01 instructions: Mindfulness of the Body
(Te Moata Retreat Center) An introduction to the First Establishment of Mindfulness, mindfulness of the body
Jill Shepherd: talk: Equanimity as the fourth brahmavihāra
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: meditation: Orienting to equanimity
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: talk: Reflections on retreat practice and the cultivation of muditā: gladness and appreciative joy
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: meditation: Settling into muditā / gladness
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: talk: Compassion p2
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Exploring the "near and far enemies" of compassion, and the practice of bearing witness when facing overwhelming suffering
Jill Shepherd: meditation: Compassion for oneself
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: talk: Compassion p1
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: meditation: compassion for a good friend
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: talk: Exploring some of the obstacles that can get in the way of mettā practice
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: meditation: Radiating energy method of mettā practice
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: talk: An overview of the four brahmavihāra and introduction to mettā practice
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: meditation: Mettā for someone we care about
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 10 talk: The brahmavihāra heart practices as support for ethical living
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 09 talk: Sīla part 7 Fifth Training Precept
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Exploring the training to refrain from misusing intoxicants and broadening it to investigate other aspects of our lives where there can be a more compulsive or addictive relationship, for example in how we relate to our phones and technology
Jill Shepherd: 08 talk: Sīla part 6 Mindful listening as a support for Wise Speech
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Continuing to explore the fourth precept, the commitment to refrain from false and harsh speech, by looking at mindful listening as a support for skilful speech
Jill Shepherd: 29 talk: Equanimity as an awakening factor
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre)
Jill Shepherd: 26 talk: Right Effort and Anattā
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Exploring the four aspects of Right Effort, and how investigating anattā or not-self support the shift into more effortless effort
Jill Shepherd: 23 talk: Third Noble Truth and the role of joy on the path to freedom
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre)
Jill Shepherd: 20 talk: Second Noble Truth; craving for becoming and non-becoming
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Exploring comparing mind and the inner critic as aspects of clinging to self-view
Jill Shepherd: 15 talk: Exploring the Second Noble Truth and the Second Establishment of Mindfulness
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre)
Jill Shepherd: 10 talk: An overview of the four Brahmavihāra heart practices
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre)
Jill Shepherd: 05 talk: Dukkha in the context of the First Noble Truth and the three characteristics
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre)
Jill Shepherd: Finding (Moments of) Ease in the Midst of it All
(London Insight Meditation)