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Dharma Talks given at Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre
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2017-02-24 25 instructions: metta part 2 15:30
Jill Shepherd
Metta as a purification practice, and instructions for practicing the radiating-energy method of metta
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-24 24 short instructions: working with pain 7:38
Jill Shepherd
Various suggestions for working with "pain," to help maintain a balanced relationship to physical discomfort
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-24 23 short instructions: breath-counting 4:12
Jill Shepherd
Introduction of the technique of breath-counting in sets of ten, as a support for concentration
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-23 22 talk: Right Effort 31:37
Jill Shepherd
Right Effort as the sixth factor of the Noble Eightfold Path, with an overview of the Four Great Efforts
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-23 21 guided meditation: metta for benefactor 27:37
Jill Shepherd
Guided meditation beginning with connection to one's own well-being, then metta for the benefactor using the reciting phrases method of practice
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-23 20 instructions: metta practice 11:45
Jill Shepherd
An overview of metta practice, with instructions for working with the category of benefactor
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-23 19 guided meditation: mindfulness of thoughts and emotions 24:44
Jill Shepherd
Guided meditation beginning with mindfulness of breathing, opening to physical sensations, sounds, thoughts, and emotions
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-23 18 instructions: Mindfulness of Mind 16:15
Jill Shepherd
Introduction to the Third Foundation of Mindfulness, Mindfulness of the Mind, and skilful ways of relating to thoughts
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-22 17 talk: Vedana, Right Thought, Metta and Compassion 41:09
Jill Shepherd
Exploring vedana or feeling-tone as the building block of reactivity, and metta or good will and compassion or harmlessness as aspects of Right Thought
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-22 16 instructions: concentration and feeling-tone (vedana) part 2 16:35
Jill Shepherd
Brief introduction of Right Concentration and the potential for pleasant feeling-tone (vedana) to support ease
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Seven-day insight meditation retreat

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