Jill Shepherd's Dharma Talks
at Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre
Jill Shepherd
Wisdom and compassion are two themes that inform my current exploration of the dharma, and I aspire to integrate these as fully as I can in both formal practice and daily life.
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2018-05-06
00 short guided meditation: mindfulness of body and breathing
2022-01-15
01 instructions: developing mindfulness and steadiness of mind
2018-05-06
01 short talk: context of the three universal characteristics, anicca, dukkha, …
2017-01-04
01 Talk: Retreat opening - refuges and precepts, metta
2017-02-19
01 talk: retreat opening and introduction of Noble Eightfold Path
2019-06-22
01 talk: Transforming Fear into Fearlessness intro
2017-01-04
02 Instructions: Brief overview of insight practice
2019-06-22
02 instructions: written exercises exploring fear
2022-01-15
02 meditation: mindfulness of breathing
2018-05-06
02 short talk: anatta or not-self
2017-02-19
02 talk: Refuges and Precepts
2017-01-05
03 Instructions: Mindfulness of breathing
2017-02-19
03 instructions: mindfulness of breathing
2022-01-15
03 instructions: mindfulness of the body
2020-01-16
03 instructions: sati and samadhi
2019-06-29
03 meditation: body sitting, breathing
2018-05-13
03 short guided meditation: mindfulness of the body and physical sensations
2017-02-19
04 guided meditation: mindfulness of breathing
2020-01-16
04 meditation: body scan and mindfulness of breathing
2017-01-05
04 Meditation: Mindfulness of breathing in two ways
2018-05-13
04 short talk: dukkha and an overview of the five aggregates
2019-06-29
04 talk: Fear of Dukkha, and Fear IS Dukkha
2022-01-15
04 talk: Right Effort p1 - the Five Hindrances
2018-05-13
05 guided dyad (pairs) practice exploring the impermanent and not-self nature o…
2022-01-16
05 instructions: cultivating spaciousness and metta
2017-02-20
05 instructions: mindfulness of breathing for calm and insight
2017-01-05
05 Instructions: Refining mindfulness of the body
2019-06-29
05 instructions: the anatomy of anxiety
2025-05-10
05 talk: Dukkha in the context of the First Noble Truth and the three character…
2019-06-29
06 guided meditation: exploring physical sensations of anxiety and the antidote…
2017-02-20
06 guided meditation: mindfulness of breathing for calm and insight
2022-01-16
06 meditation: spaciousness and mettā
2018-05-20
06 short talk: three qualities of feeling-tone or vedana, three afflictive ener…
2017-01-05
06 Talk: Three Universal Characteristics and the Five Hindrances
2019-07-06
07 guided meditation: body, breathing, choiceless awareness
2017-01-06
07 Instructions: Mental Noting and Mindfulness of Hearing
2022-01-16
07 instructions: mindfulness of the body in terms of the four elemental qualiti…
2020-01-17
07 instructions: mindfulness of the body in terms of the four elemental qualiti…
2017-02-20
07 instructions: vedana or feeling-tone
2018-05-27
07 short talk: The aggregates of perception, mental formations, and consciousne…
2020-01-17
08 guided meditation: exploring the four elemental qualities
2017-01-06
08 Meditation: Mindfulness of Hearing
2018-06-03
08 short talk: five aggregates, mindfulness and compassion
2017-02-20
08 talk: developing wisdom, the Four Noble Truths and an overview of the Noble …
2022-01-16
08 talk: Right Effort p2 - Seven Factors of Awakening
2019-07-06
08 talk: Second Noble Truth, craving for sense pleasures, compassion
2017-02-21
09 instructions: five hindrances
2020-01-17
09 instructions: metta
2017-01-06
09 Instructions: Mindfulness of Feeling-tone (Vedana)
2019-07-06
09 instructions: mindfulness of mind
2022-01-17
09 meditation: mindfulness of mind and awakening factors
2018-06-03
09 short guided meditation: self-compassion
2019-07-06
10 guided meditation: dyad practice, mindfulness of mind
2017-02-21
10 guided meditation: five hindrances
2020-01-17
10 guided meditation: metta for the benefactor
2022-01-17
10 intstructions: mindfulness of mind-states
2018-06-10
10 short talk: Anatta and Nibbana
2025-05-11
10 talk: An overview of the four Brahmavihāra heart practices
2017-01-06
10 Talk: The Five Hindrances part 2
2019-07-14
11 guided meditation: body and heart-mind
2017-01-07
11 Instructions: Mindfulness of Mind
2017-02-21
11 instructions: Second Foundation of Mindfulness - vedana or feeling-tone
2020-01-17
11 talk: befriending the mind
2022-01-17
11 talk: three characteristics and contemplation of death
2017-02-21
12 guided dyad (pairs) meditation: pleasant and unpleasant feeling-tone (vedana)
2022-01-18
12 instructions: compassion
2020-01-18
12 instructions: mindfulness of mind
2017-01-07
12 Meditation: Mindfulness of Mind
2019-07-14
12 talk: comparing mind (mana) and appreciative joy (mudita)
2019-07-14
13 guided meditation: dyad practice, exploring gratitude and mudita for oneself
2017-01-07
13 Instructions: Metta meditation
2022-01-18
13 meditation: compassion
2020-01-18
13 meditation: mindfulness of mind
2024-03-04
13 meditation: Standing, tuning in to feeling-tones and cetanā
2017-02-21
13 talk: Right View and Right Thought
2019-07-20
14 guided meditation: relaxing the body, stilling the mind
2017-02-22
14 instructions: different qualities of mindfulness
2020-01-18
14 instructions: mindfulness of feeling-tone
2022-01-18
14 instructions: muditā
2017-01-07
14 Meditation: Metta for Benefactor
2017-02-22
15 guided meditation: mindfulness of breathing, physical sensations, sounds
2022-01-18
15 talk: equanimity
2025-05-12
15 talk: Exploring the Second Noble Truth and the Second Establishment of Mindf…
2020-01-18
15 talk: from dukkha to sukha
2017-01-07
15 Talk: Seven Factors of Awakening, and Energy
2019-07-20
15 talk: wisdom and the three universal characteristics
2019-07-20
16 guided meditation: dyads, exploring fearlessness
2017-02-22
16 instructions: concentration and feeling-tone (vedana) part 2
2017-01-08
16 Instructions: Integrating Practice Into Daily Life
2021-08-09
16 instructions: working with pain
2022-01-19
16 meditation: equanimity
2021-08-09
17 meditation: practising with physical discomfort
2019-07-27
17 talk: fear of freedom
2017-02-22
17 talk: Vedana, Right Thought, Metta and Compassion
2017-02-23
18 instructions: Mindfulness of Mind
2017-02-23
19 guided meditation: mindfulness of thoughts and emotions
2017-02-23
20 instructions: metta practice
2025-05-13
20 talk: Second Noble Truth; craving for becoming and non-becoming
2017-02-23
21 guided meditation: metta for benefactor
2017-02-23
22 talk: Right Effort
2017-02-24
23 short instructions: breath-counting
2025-05-14
23 talk: Third Noble Truth and the role of joy on the path to freedom
2017-02-24
24 short instructions: working with pain
2017-02-24
25 instructions: metta part 2
2017-02-24
26 guided meditation: radiating energy metta practice
2019-08-08
26 instructions: compassion and working with painful emotions
2021-08-11
26 instructions: mindfulness of mindfulness
2025-05-15
26 talk: Right Effort and Anattā
2019-08-08
27 guided meditation: compassion for a good friend, and self-compassion
2021-08-11
27 meditation: choiceless attention
2017-02-24
27 talk: Awakening Factors and Joy
2017-02-25
28 instructions: compassion practice
2017-02-25
29 guided meditation: compassion for a friend experiencing difficulties, then o…
2025-05-16
29 talk: Equanimity as an awakening factor
2017-02-25
30 talk: ethical conduct
2017-02-26
31 short talk: Right Speech
2017-09-14
Guided meditation: equanimity for different phases of our lives
2017-09-12
Guided meditation: equanimity for difficult person
2017-09-08
Guided meditation: exploring difficult emotions
2017-09-10
Guided meditation: mudita for oneself and a good friend
2017-09-09
Guided meditation: refining mindfulness of breathing, using mental noting
2017-09-12
Instructions: equanimity for difficult person
2017-09-08
Instructions: exploring difficult emotions
2017-09-07
Instructions: four foundations of mindfulness overview and standing meditation
2017-09-10
Instructions: mudita for oneself
2017-01-15
Noble Eightfold Path 01 Talk: intro and overview
2017-01-15
Noble Eightfold Path 02 guided meditation: exploring the Four Noble Truths in i…
2017-01-22
Noble Eightfold Path 03 Talk: Right View and Right Thought/Intention
2017-01-29
Noble Eightfold Path 04 talk: Right Speech
2017-01-29
Noble Eightfold Path 05: instructions Right Speech
2017-01-29
Noble Eightfold Path 06: guided dyad (pairs) meditation exploring Right Speech
2017-01-29
Noble Eightfold Path 07: guided meditation Investigating unskilful speech skilf…
2017-02-05
Noble Eightfold Path 08: Right Action and Right Livelihood
2017-02-05
Noble Eightfold Path 09 Guided meditation: Investigating skillful behaviour ski…
2017-02-12
Noble Eightfold Path 10 talk: Right Effort
2017-02-12
Noble Eightfold Path 11: guided dyad (pairs) meditation exploring Right Effort
2017-02-19
Noble Eightfold Path 12: Right Mindfulness Right Concentration
2017-02-19
Noble Eightfold Path 13: guided dyad (pairs) meditation exploring Right Concent…
2019-12-24
Short guided compassion meditation for the Australian bushfire situation
2017-09-14
Short instructions: equanimity and the eight worldly winds
2017-09-07
Standing meditation observing all four foundations of mindfulness
2017-09-13
Talk: anatta not-self and the five aggregates subject to clinging
2017-09-07
Talk: from Aversion to Compassion
2017-09-03
Talk: from greed to freedom
2017-09-09
Talk: mudita - appreciative joy
2017-09-11
Talk: Seven Factors of Awakening
2017-09-05
Talk: viriya, energy, effort and balance
2017-09-09
Very short instructions for refining mindfulness of breathing
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Select one of Jill Shepherd's 10 retreats
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2017-01-04
New Year, New Beginnings
2017-02-19
Seven-day insight meditation retreat
2017-09-01
Awakening our Natural Wisdom
2019-06-22
Transforming Fear into Fearlessness
2019-08-02
Strengthening the two wings of Awakening: Wisdom and Compassion
2020-01-15
New Year, New Beginnings
2021-08-06
Finding the Heart of Freedom
2022-01-14
Deepening into stillness, opening to peace
2024-03-01
Nine-day insight meditation retreat
2025-05-09
Nine-day retreat: Seeing clearly, finding freedom
