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Dharma Talks given at Auckland Insight Meditation
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2020-07-25 05 talk: the role of pleasant experience in formal and informal practice 16:25
Jill Shepherd
Some common unhelpful attitudes to pleasant experiences in meditation and daily life practice, and suggestions for how to develop a more skilful relationship to them
Auckland Insight Meditation Balancing Effort and Enjoyment

2020-07-25 04 meditation: mindfulness of hearing 25:36
Jill Shepherd
Beginning with the body and breath, then opening up to the experience of hearing, receiving sounds and and any moments of silence
Auckland Insight Meditation Balancing Effort and Enjoyment

2020-07-25 03 instructions: finding balance as a process of listening 16:50
Jill Shepherd
Finding balanced effort as a process of attunement, with an overview of the practice of mindfulness of hearing as a way to train in receptive listening
Auckland Insight Meditation Balancing Effort and Enjoyment

2020-07-25 02 talk: Right Effort and the Middle Way 25:54
Jill Shepherd
An introduction of the workshop theme, balancing effort and enjoyment, with an overview of someone common ways that effort becomes unbalanced
Auckland Insight Meditation Balancing Effort and Enjoyment

2020-07-25 01 meditation: intro, mindfulness of breathing 13:25
Jill Shepherd
Short beginning meditation to open the one-day on-line workshop, establishing metta as a resource before settling into mindfulness of the body and breathing
Auckland Insight Meditation Balancing Effort and Enjoyment

2020-07-23 02 meditation: mindfulness of thoughts 23:47
Jill Shepherd
Beginning with the breath, physical sensations and sounds, then opening up to include mental activity
Auckland Insight Meditation Foundations of Insight

2020-07-23 01 talk: Mindfulness of Mind 22:00
Jill Shepherd
An introduction to working directly with the mind, practicising mindfulness of thinking
Auckland Insight Meditation Foundations of Insight

2020-07-16 02 meditation: mindfulness of sounds 27:02
Jill Shepherd
guided meditation starting with the breath and physical sensations, opening up to sounds and hearing
Auckland Insight Meditation Foundations of Insight

2020-07-16 01 talk mindfulness of hearing 20:58
Jill Shepherd
Continuing exploring different aspects of mindfulness, now using mindfulness of hearing to emphasise a relaxed, receptive approach to meditation
Auckland Insight Meditation Foundations of Insight

2020-07-09 03 guided meditation: standing then walking 14:07
Jill Shepherd
Instructions to continue mindfulness of the body while changing posture from sitting to standing, then walking together as a group, in a circle
Auckland Insight Meditation Foundations of Insight

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