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Retreat Dharma Talks
at Auckland Insight Meditation
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Auckland Insight weekly talks 2023
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| Selected talks and guided meditations from Auckland Insight's weekly group meeting |
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2023-02-02 (317 days)
Auckland Insight Meditation
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2023-02-23
talk: pāramī of dāna / generosity
30:41
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Jill Shepherd
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| Exploring generosity as a spiritual practice by bringing more refined awareness to how we give, and the benefits that come from the reciprocal flow of giving and receiving |
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2023-03-16
talk: pāramī of wisdom
26:35
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Jill Shepherd
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| How wisdom supports all the other pāramī, and how it can be cultivated on different levels, corresponding with the head, heart, and gut |
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2023-04-13
talk: pāramī of energy
28:47
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Jill Shepherd
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| Exploring how energy needs to be guided by the previous pāramī, wisdom, to make sure that our energy is put to best use.
Individually and collectively, we tend to use the resource of our own energy in the same way that we relate to other resources:over-exploiting it, until we’re depleted, exhausted, on the verge of burn-out. A wise relationship to energy includes paying attention to how we renew, refresh and resource ourselves, so that energy is available when we most need it. |
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2023-04-20
talk: pāramī of patience
29:23
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Jill Shepherd
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| Patience is a quality that is undervalued in mainstream society with its emphasis on instant gratification, but in the Buddha's teachings, it's seen as the foremost of all the pāramī. Fortunately, it's something that can be trained in, initially by recognising where we're IMpatient, then making the effort to orient to steadiness and non-resistance. |
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2023-06-01
talk: the pāramī of resolve
35:23
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Jill Shepherd
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| Exploring the quality of resolve as a resource in three arenas: for strengthening our commitment to regular meditation practice; going on retreat; and facing in to the challenges of the climate crisis |
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