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Dharma Talks given at Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre
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2017-02-20 05 instructions: mindfulness of breathing for calm and insight 16:51
Jill Shepherd
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An overview and various definitions of mindfulness, then instructions for practising mindfulness of breathing in two different styles: for calm and insight
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-19 03 instructions: mindfulness of breathing 9:09
Jill Shepherd
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Instructions for mindfulness of breathing practice, emphasising tranquility
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-19 04 guided meditation: mindfulness of breathing 15:35
Jill Shepherd
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Short guided meditation practising mindfulness of breathing, with an emphasis on calm and ease
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-19 02 talk: Refuges and Precepts 28:41
Jill Shepherd
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introduction of the Refuges and Precepts, noble silence, metta, and supports for the retreat "container"
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-19 01 talk: retreat opening and introduction of Noble Eightfold Path 9:40
Jill Shepherd
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Retreat opening talk and introduction of Noble Eightfold Path theme
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2017-02-19 Noble Eightfold Path 13: guided dyad (pairs) meditation exploring Right Concentration 7:53
Jill Shepherd
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Instructions for exploring Right Concentration in dyad practice, 3 minutes each separate speaker and listener then 12 minutes free-flow dialogue
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2017-02-19 Noble Eightfold Path 12: Right Mindfulness Right Concentration 32:23
Jill Shepherd
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An exploration of Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration, including an overview of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness
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2017-02-12 Noble Eightfold Path 11: guided dyad (pairs) meditation exploring Right Effort 12:57
Jill Shepherd
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Guided dyad meditation exploring Right Effort, beginning with separate speaker and listener (allow 3 minutes each) then open dialogue (allow 6-10 minutes)
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2017-02-12 Noble Eightfold Path 10 talk: Right Effort 34:04
Jill Shepherd
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An exploration of Right Effort in daily life and formal meditation, with an overview of the Four Great Efforts for working skilfully with mental states
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2017-02-05 Noble Eightfold Path 09 Guided meditation: Investigating skillful behaviour skilfully 13:24
Jill Shepherd
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Short guided meditation investigating an example of skilful action of body, speech or mind, based on the Buddha's instructions to Mahanama AN6:10
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