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Dharma Talks given at Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre
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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
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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
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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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2017-02-05 Noble Eightfold Path 08: Right Action and Right Livelihood 31:40
Jill Shepherd
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Continuing to explore the ethical aspects of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right Action and Right Livelihood, expanding livelihood to look more generally at all aspects of how we live our lives
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