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Dharma Talks given at Auckland Insight Meditation
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2025-07-24 meditation: Radiating energy method of mettā practice 28:54
Jill Shepherd
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Auckland Insight meetings 2025

2025-07-10 talk: An overview of the four brahmavihāra and introduction to mettā practice 27:37
Jill Shepherd
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Auckland Insight meetings 2025

2025-07-10 meditation: Mettā for someone we care about 27:50
Jill Shepherd
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Auckland Insight meetings 2025

2025-06-19 10 talk: The brahmavihāra heart practices as support for ethical living 31:01
Jill Shepherd
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Auckland Insight meetings 2025

2025-06-12 09 talk: Sīla part 7 Fifth Training Precept 29:14
Jill Shepherd
Exploring the training to refrain from misusing intoxicants and broadening it to investigate other aspects of our lives where there can be a more compulsive or addictive relationship, for example in how we relate to our phones and technology
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Auckland Insight meetings 2025

2025-06-05 08 talk: Sīla part 6 Mindful listening as a support for Wise Speech 17:50
Jill Shepherd
Continuing to explore the fourth precept, the commitment to refrain from false and harsh speech, by looking at mindful listening as a support for skilful speech
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Auckland Insight meetings 2025

2025-04-24 talk: Sīla part 5 - Exploring the fourth training precept to refrain from false speech 34:45
Jill Shepherd
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Auckland Insight meetings 2025

2025-04-17 talk: Sīla part 4 - Exploring the third precept in relation to desire for intimacy 25:45
Jill Shepherd
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Auckland Insight meetings 2025

2025-04-10 talk: Sīla part 3 - Exploring the second training precept to abstain from taking what is not given 25:57
Jill Shepherd
Looking at the second of Thich Nhat Hanh's Five Mindfulness Trainings, which he expands to include "I am committed to practicing Right Livelihood so that I can help reduce the suffering of living beings on Earth and stop contributing to climate change"
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Auckland Insight meetings 2025

2025-04-03 talk: Sīla part 2 - the ethical training of refraining from taking what is not given 26:17
Jill Shepherd
How the practice of dāna, generosity, supports a sense of abundance rather than lack, then looking at the wider societal and environmental benefits of bringing more awareness to not taking what's not freely offered
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Auckland Insight meetings 2025

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