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Back to SearchJill Shepherd: talk: pāramī of patience
(Auckland Insight Meditation) 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 a…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Jill Shepherd: talk: pāramī of energy
(Auckland Insight Meditation) 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 th…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Jill Shepherd: talk: pāramī of wisdom
(Auckland Insight Meditation) How wisdom supports all the other pāramī, and how it can be cultivated on different levels, corresponding with the head, heart, and gut
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Jill Shepherd: talk: pāramī of renunciation or relinquishment
(Auckland Insight Meditation) How the pāramī of nekhamma or renunciation/relinquishing invites us to explore our relationship to wanting, and how the societal-wide craving for comfort helps fuel the …
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Jill Shepherd: talk: pāramī of sīla / ethical conduct
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Exploring the pāramī of sila or ethical conduct, looking at some of the main differences between Buddhist ethics and mainstream Western ethics
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Jill Shepherd: talk: pāramī of dāna / generosity
(Auckland Insight Meditation) 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 receivi…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 17 meditation: spaciousness
(Te Moata Retreat Center) Orienting to spaciousness and ease, opening to the full range of experiences including the rain
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 15 talk: Restlessness and remorse
(Te Moata Retreat Center) An exploration of physical and mental restlessness, anxiety and remorse, and some ways to help these afflictive energies release
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 10 meditation: Orienting to ease and well-being as an aspect of mettā, kindness
(Te Moata Retreat Center)
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 13 meditation: Mindfulness of thinking
(Te Moata Retreat Center) Beginning with the breath, physical sensations and sounds, then opening up awareness to include thinking
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago