Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJill Shepherd: 12 instructions: Mindfulness of thinking
(Te Moata Retreat Center) Some strategies for relating skilfully to thoughts
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 07 talk: The hindrance of aversion and some strategies for working with it
(Te Moata Retreat Center) Exploring the characteristics of aversion or ill will, how "averting" can at times be skilful, and if an antidote to aversion is needed, compassion and particularly self-com…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 04 meditation: Finding steadiness in the midst of changing conditions
(Te Moata Retreat Center) Settling into the body, breathing, and opening to changing internal and external conditions
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 02 meditation: Arriving, settling in
(Te Moata Retreat Center) Orienting to here, now, this ... with kindness, as we settle in to being here, and navigate the challenges of the intense weather
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Gil Fronsdal, Jill Shepherd: 01 talks: Retreat Opening and Orientation
(Te Moata Retreat Center) Introduction of teachers, supports for being on retreat (jill), and introduction of retreat theme: hindrances and assistances (Gil)
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 01 talk: overview of the ten pāramī
(Auckland Insight Meditation) An introduction to the ten pāramī, skilful qualities of heart and mind that help us to navigate life's challenges, and ways to cultivate these in daily life
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Jill Shepherd: Generosity, appreciation, celebration
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Reflections on the beautiful qualities that have supported this retreat, and celebration of what's been achieved here
Published on 3 years ago
Jill Shepherd: Contemplation of impermanence and death
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Exploring practices from the first establishment of mindfulness that support insight into impermanence of the body, and some of the benefits that come fr…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Jill Shepherd: Comparing mind
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) An exploration of mana, comparing mind, and its roots in craving for becoming and non-becoming
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Jill Shepherd: Liberation through non-clinging
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) An exploration of the clinging aggregate of Saṅkhāra, volitional mental formations, and their role in constructing self-view
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago