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Dharma Talks given at Auckland Insight Meditation
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2022-02-12 01 meditation: arriving and settling in 14:39
Jill Shepherd
A short meditation to help people arrive for the start of the retreat, settling into the body sitting and breathing
Auckland Insight Meditation Cultivation and Insight

2022-02-10 talk: Sangha as refuge 22:35
Jill Shepherd
Weaving together themes of dāna or generosity, mettā or kindness, and kalyanamitta or dharma friendship as supports for creating and maintaining a healthy sangha or community
Auckland Insight Meditation Auckland Insight weekly talks 2022

2022-02-10 meditation: metta infusion 25:23
Jill Shepherd
Beginning by attuning to the body, then listening to the heart, and inviting a sense of warmth and kindness that can be suffused through the whole being
Auckland Insight Meditation Auckland Insight weekly talks 2022

2021-11-18 Wise View p2 16:48
Jill Shepherd
A short talk looking at how views are formed, starting with contact at the sense doors, moving into perceptions and mental formations. Includes a brief guided meditation exploring seeing.
Auckland Insight Meditation Living a life of mutual benefit: Exploring the Noble Eightfold Path

2021-10-31 04 talk: challenges to mettā practice 27:48
Jill Shepherd
An overview of some of the difficulties that can get in the way of cultivating mettā, and some strategies for working with these
Auckland Insight Meditation Brahmavihāra workshops

2021-10-24 02 meditation: mettā for the benefactor or easy being 21:15
Jill Shepherd
Beginning by establishing ease in the body, then offering mettā to a benefactor using reciting phrases and radiating energy
Auckland Insight Meditation Brahmavihāra workshops

2021-10-07 talk: Wise Samadhi 32:35
Jill Shepherd
Finishing our series of talks on the Noble Eightfold Path with an exploration of Wise Samādhi, unification of mind
Auckland Insight Meditation Living a life of mutual benefit: Exploring the Noble Eightfold Path

2021-10-07 meditation: mindfulness of breathing to develop calm and ease 27:12
Jill Shepherd
Settling in to the body then bringing awareness to the rhythm of the breath to support deepening ease and calm
Auckland Insight Meditation Living a life of mutual benefit: Exploring the Noble Eightfold Path

2021-07-29 talk: Wise Mindfulness or sati 30:59
Jill Shepherd
Short talk on what makes mindfulness Right or Wise, then a group guided meditation/contemplation exploring different aspects of sati, based on questions from Gregory Kramer's book A Whole-Life Path
Auckland Insight Meditation Living a life of mutual benefit: Exploring the Noble Eightfold Path

2021-07-15 talk: Wise Effort p2 - cultivating skilful mind-states 18:43
Jill Shepherd
Exploring appreciation and gratitude as aspects of mudita, to support the development of Wise Effort
Auckland Insight Meditation Living a life of mutual benefit: Exploring the Noble Eightfold Path

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