Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJill Shepherd: 07 Instructions: Mental Noting and Mindfulness of Hearing
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Different approaches to mindfulness, including the use of mental noting and using sound as the meditation object
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 06 Talk: Three Universal Characteristics and the Five Hindrances
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) The purpose of insight as seeing clearly into the three universal characteristics of anicca - impermanence, dukkha - unsatisfactoriness, and anatta - not-se…
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 05 Instructions: Refining mindfulness of the body
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Instructions for paying closer attention to physical sensations in the body, and guidance on meditating in pairs, naming physical sensations out loud
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 04 Meditation: Mindfulness of breathing in two ways
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Two ways of working with mindfulness of the breath: to settle the mind and/or refine awareness
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 03 Instructions: Mindfulness of breathing
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Some definitions of mindfulness, and two ways of working with mindfulness of breathing: for calm and concentration, or to refine mindfulness and clarity
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 02 Instructions: Brief overview of insight practice
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) A very brief introduction to the practice and purpose of insight meditation
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago
Jill Shepherd: 01 Talk: Retreat opening - refuges and precepts, metta
(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Cultivating supports for the retreat container: taking the refuges and precepts, and developing an attitude of kind curiosity
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago