Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJill Shepherd: 01 talk: What is Vesak?
(Auckland Insight Meditation) A brief introduction to what Vesak is, and the structure of this day of practice
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Jill Shepherd: talk: connecting with the more than human world
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Investigating how our sense of community can be expanded to include the more than human world, closing with some relational practice in pairs, exploring our kinship wit…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation equanimity p2
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Based on the Buddha's instructions to Rahula, using the space elemental quality to find spaciousness and non-reactivity in the body, heart and mind
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Jill Shepherd: Seven Factors of Awakening p5: Equanimity
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Looking at the final awakening factor, what gets in the way, what helps it to arise and strengthen, and the insights into anicca - dukkha - anatta that it…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation equanimity P1
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Based on the Buddha's instructions to Rahula, using the earth's elemental quality to orient to steadiness and non-reactivity
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation: samādhi
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Inviting the knowing of pleasant bodily sensations to uplift the heart-mind into appreciation or even joy, which might settle into tranquility then samādhi
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Jill Shepherd: Seven Factors of Awakening p4: Tranquility and Samādhi
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Looking at how tranquility can support a less effortful settling into samādhi, mental absorption
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation: tranquility
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) An invitation to incline the body, heart and mind towards tranquility
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Jill Shepherd: Sangha as Refuge
(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center) In the context of the Buddha’s teachings, sangha or community is known as one of the three jewels and we’re invited to “take refuge” in sangha as an aspect of th…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation exploring pleasant feeling-tone
(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Exploring pleasant feeling-tone as a support for skilful mental qualities to arise
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago