(Te Moata Retreat Center) How physical and mental seclusion supports samadhi, stability of mind or concentration, and how the reciting phrases method of metta practice also helps strengthen samadhi
(Te Moata Retreat Center) Ways of working with the hindrance of ill will or aversion, including an overview of the four brahmavihara practices of kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity as antidotes to ill will
(Te Moata Retreat Center) Beginning with mindfulness of breathing, then including physical sensations, sounds, thoughts and emotions, knowing their impermanent nature, then opening up to choiceless awareness
(Te Moata Retreat Center) A short guided meditation exploring the qualities of earth, water, fire and air or wind within the body, and also externally
15 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.