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Jill Shepherd's Dharma Talks
Jill Shepherd
Wisdom and compassion are two themes that inform my current exploration of the dharma, and I aspire to integrate these as fully as I can in both formal practice and daily life.
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2020-04-16 meditation: steadying the body, the heart, the mind 28:36
Beginning by steadying and stabilising the body and heart-mind, then noticing our relationship to present-moment experience, opening to the simplicity of here ... now ... this ...
Auckland Insight Meditation
2020-04-09 talk: the relevance of mudita, gratitude or appreciation during difficult times 23:28
An exploration of the role of mudita, appreciative joy and gratitude, as a support for equanimity during challenging times. Includes quotes from an interview with Rebecca Solnit on hope https://onbeing.org/programs/rebecca-solnit-falling-together/#transcript
Auckland Insight Meditation
2020-04-09 meditation: mindfulness of breathing, then gratitude at end 26:33
Beginning by settling into the body and the breath, then towards the end, orienting to mudita, appreciative joy or gratitude for a few minutes
Auckland Insight Meditation
2020-04-02 Equanimity as a resource in challenging times 13:56
A short talk on cultivating equanimity: steadiness and balance, as a resource for ourselves and a benefit for others
Auckland Insight Meditation
2020-03-28 guided meditation for beginners 17:16
A short guided meditation beginning with a body scan, inviting any tension held in various parts of the body to release, then a few minutes of mindfulness of breathing Suitable for complete beginners
Auckland Insight Meditation
2020-03-28 beginning meditation instructions 6:35
A very short introduction to mindfulness meditation suitable for complete beginners
Auckland Insight Meditation
2020-03-26 Short talk: some responses to the coronavirus/karuna-virus situation 15:37
A few reflections on the coronavirus situation, and the possibility of cultivating karuna/compassion as a resource for ourselves and others
Auckland Insight Meditation
2020-03-26 Guided meditation: orienting to compassion 26:18
A guided meditation orienting to compassion, in response to coronavirus
Auckland Insight Meditation
2020-02-18 Instructions and guided meditation cultivating equanimity 39:17
Using the "reciting phrases" method of practice to develop equanimity for a difficult or so-called "sticky" person, someone who we would like to be different in some way, or someone we wish our relationship with them was different in some way
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Strengthening the Heart: Lovingkindness Retreat
2020-02-17 Instructions and guided meditation cultivating mudita 44:18
Using the "reciting phrases" method of practice to develop mudita for a good friend whose life is currently going well
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Strengthening the Heart: Lovingkindness Retreat

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