(Auckland Insight Meditation) Beginning with chanting the Karaniyametta Sutta in English as an invitation to orient towards kindness while settling into mindfulness of the body and mindfulness of breathing
(Te Moata Retreat Center) Looking at common afflictive thought patterns such as lack mind and comparing mind, using the wisdom of anicca dukkha anatta to help them release, and the practice of mudita, appreciative joy, to help prevent them from re-arising
(Te Moata Retreat Center) An introduction to the three universal characteristics of impermanence, unsatisfactoriness and not-self, focusing on impermanence then briefly touching into death contemplation
(Te Moata Retreat Center) How wisdom and compassion work together to support progress towards freedom, with an exploration of some of the challenges to cultivating compassion and self-compassion
(Te Moata Retreat Center) Safety, Silence, Solitude, Simplicity, Slowing down and Stillness
(note: this talk was completed the following day due to a technical error)
44 min
About Jill Shepherd's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
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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.