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Dharma Talks given at Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre
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2025-05-11 10 talk: An overview of the four Brahmavihāra heart practices 42:58
Jill Shepherd
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Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Nine-day retreat: Seeing clearly, finding freedom

2025-05-10 05 talk: Dukkha in the context of the First Noble Truth and the three characteristics 36:09
Jill Shepherd
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Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Nine-day retreat: Seeing clearly, finding freedom

2024-03-04 13 meditation: Standing, tuning in to feeling-tones and cetanā 20:07
Jill Shepherd
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Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Nine-day insight meditation retreat

2022-01-19 16 meditation: equanimity 25:43
Jill Shepherd
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Orienting to spaciousness and ease as supports for the steadiness of equanimity
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Deepening into stillness, opening to peace

2022-01-18 15 talk: equanimity 34:37
Jill Shepherd
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An overview of equanimity, including its near and far enemies, and how it supports deepening peace
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Deepening into stillness, opening to peace

2022-01-18 14 instructions: muditā 8:10
Jill Shepherd
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A short introduction to muditā as a support for skilful qualities of heart and mind
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Deepening into stillness, opening to peace

2022-01-18 13 meditation: compassion 21:56
Jill Shepherd
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Beginning by steadying the body, heart and mind, then cultivating kindness and care in relation to pain
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Deepening into stillness, opening to peace

2022-01-18 12 instructions: compassion 11:35
Jill Shepherd
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Compassion as the second of the four brahmavihāra practices, building on a foundation of mettā or good will then extending that kindness to meet all forms of pain, stress, distress and suffering
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Deepening into stillness, opening to peace

2022-01-17 11 talk: three characteristics and contemplation of death 37:56
Jill Shepherd
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Exploring the universal characteristics of impermanence and not-self, and how these can come together in the contemplation of death to support living with more ease, happiness and peace
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Deepening into stillness, opening to peace

2022-01-17 10 intstructions: mindfulness of mind-states 11:22
Jill Shepherd
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Bringing awareness to the underlying qualities of mind underneath the content of thoughts and emotions
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre :  Deepening into stillness, opening to peace

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