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Back to SearchJill Shepherd: 17 meditation: practising with physical discomfort
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Beginning by bringing awareness to physical sensations, practising non-reactivity to discomfort, then exploring how opening to neutral and pleasant feeling-…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 16 instructions: working with pain
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Some different approaches to working skilfully with pain in meditation
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise Mindfulness or sati
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Short talk on what makes mindfulness Right or Wise, then a group guided meditation/contemplation exploring different aspects of sati, based on questions from Gregory Kra…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise Effort p2 - cultivating skilful mind-states
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Exploring appreciation and gratitude as aspects of mudita, to support the development of Wise Effort
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Jill Shepherd: meditation: opening to appreciation and gratitude
(Auckland Insight Meditation) orienting to appreciation and gratitude as a support for gladdening the mind, an aspect of Wise Effort
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 06 meditation: mindfulness of the body and thinking
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Short meditation establishing mindfulness of the body, then noticing the effect of getting caught in thinking and returning the awareness to relaxing physical tension
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise Effort part 1
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Looking at Wise Effort generally, how it is supported by Wise View, and some of the common challenges of maintaining momentum in daily life practice
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise Livelihood
(Auckland Insight Meditation) A beginning exploration of how "livelihood" includes every aspect of how we live our lives, grounded in the orientation to non-harming
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise Action part 2
(Auckland Insight Meditation) short talk looking at the second aspect of Wise Action, not stealing or taking what is not freely offered, in relation to our individual lives and our collective impact
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 05 talk: spiritual friendship
(Auckland Insight Meditation) A short intro exploring the challenges and rewards of spiritual friendship as the foundation of sangha or community
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago