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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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2017-01-29 Noble Eightfold Path 05: instructions Right Speech 7:40
An introduction to the Insight Dialogue guidelines of Pause, Relax and Open as support for exploring Right Speech in dyads (meditating together in pairs)
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2017-01-29 Noble Eightfold Path 04 talk: Right Speech 32:28
Overview of the Noble Eightfold Path and ethical conduct, then an exploration of Right Speech
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2017-01-22 Noble Eightfold Path 03 Talk: Right View and Right Thought/Intention 34:07
A re-cap of Right View, followed by an exploration of Right Thought in terms of the intention towards renunciation, the intention towards good-will or metta, and the intention towards non-cruelty or compassion
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2017-01-15 Noble Eightfold Path 02 guided meditation: exploring the Four Noble Truths in immediate experience 16:11
A short guided meditation bringing awareness to dukkha in the moment, and ways of relating to it in light of the Four Noble Truths
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2017-01-15 Noble Eightfold Path 01 Talk: intro and overview 37:01
An introduction to the Noble Eightfold Path, including the context of the Buddha's teaching on the Middle Way and the Four Noble Truths, followed by a brief overview of the eight path factors
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2017-01-08 16 Instructions: Integrating Practice Into Daily Life 14:45
Cultivating equanimity and ways to continuing deepening the practice at home
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre New Year, New Beginnings
2017-01-07 15 Talk: Seven Factors of Awakening, and Energy 45:31
An overview of the Seven Factors of Awakening: Mindfulness, Investigation, Energy, Joy, Tranquillity, Concentration and Equanimity, then exploring the Factor of Energy in more detail
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre New Year, New Beginnings
2017-01-07 14 Meditation: Metta for Benefactor 27:06
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre New Year, New Beginnings
2017-01-07 13 Instructions: Metta meditation 9:29
An overview of how metta works with insight practice, and how to practice it for the category known as the benefactor
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre New Year, New Beginnings
2017-01-07 12 Meditation: Mindfulness of Mind 28:13
Starting with mindfulness of breathing, opening to physical sensations, sounds, thoughts, and emotions
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre New Year, New Beginnings

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