Jill Shepherd's Dharma Talks
at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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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2019-09-22
An Overview Of The Four Brahma Viharas
2022-10-30
An overview of the four Brahmavihāra heart qualities
2018-11-04
An Overview Of The Four Brahmaviharas.
2018-11-25
Anatta And Nibbana
2023-10-31
Brahmavihara practice: Metta for benefactor and good friend
2023-11-21
Brahmavihara Practice: Mudita
2025-11-30
Celebrating the good
2023-12-03
Celebrating the Parami
2023-10-29
Clinging and release in relation to mindfulness of the body
2022-11-16
Comparing mind
2025-11-15
Compassion for the "difficult" person and all beings
2022-11-27
Contemplation of impermanence and death
2017-11-25
Dana as a Spiritual Practice
2017-03-21
Dharma talk: Mudita/appreciative joy and equanimity
2017-12-03
Dukkha, and the ending of Dukkha ...
2023-11-26
Effortless effort
2018-02-09
Equanimity
2019-10-13
Equanimity
2023-11-12
Exploring Vedana
2018-10-28
Fear and Fearlessness
2018-02-05
Five Hindrances
2019-09-15
Five Hindrances
2022-12-01
Generosity, appreciation, celebration
2018-02-06
Guided Meditation
2017-11-22
Guided Mudita Meditation
2020-02-18
Instructions and guided meditation cultivating equanimity
2020-02-17
Instructions and guided meditation cultivating mudita
2020-02-15
Instructions and guided meditation practicing mindfulness of breathing
2020-02-16
Instructions and guided meditation using the “radiating energy“ method of metta…
2025-10-25
Instructions and guided meditation: Body as anchor
2025-11-02
Instructions and guided meditation: Choiceless attention
2023-10-28
Instructions and practice: mindfulness of emotions
2022-10-29
Instructions: mindfulness of breathing part one
2025-10-28
Instructions: practising with thinking
2022-10-27
Intro To Brahmavihara Practice
2018-02-04
Introduction and Guided Metta Meditation
2018-02-03
Introduction To Mindfulness Of Breathing
2022-11-13
Liberation through non-clinging
2017-03-19
Metta and the obstacles to cultivating kindness
2017-03-19
Metta for Self
2017-03-21
Metta for the "difficult" person
2017-03-20
Metta instructions and guided meditation using the "radiating energy" method
2017-03-18
Mindfulness Of Body and Breathing
2022-11-03
Mindfulness Of Cetana/Intention
2017-10-31
Mindfulness Of Mind
2018-11-11
Mindfulness Of The Body - Part 1
2018-11-18
Mindfulness Of The Body - Part 2
2019-09-14
Morning Instructions
2019-09-19
Morning Instructions
2017-11-05
Morning instructions: Samadhi And Sati
2023-11-09
Morning reflection
2023-11-26
Morning reflection
2025-11-06
Morning reflection: Releasing papanca / proliferation
2025-11-22
Muditā meditation
2018-11-22
Mudita or appreciative joy guided meditation
2017-10-28
Overview Of Brahma Viharas and Introduction to Metta
2020-02-15
Overview of the Four Brahmavihara qualities
2017-03-22
Practicing metta in daily life
2023-11-03
Reflections on clinging
2022-11-06
Right effort
2017-11-12
Right Effort - Part 3
2017-11-19
Right Effort - Part 4
2017-11-05
Right Effort - Part Two
2019-10-20
Right Effort and the Middle Way
2025-11-09
Second Noble Truth: craving for becoming and non-becoming
2025-10-28
Talk: Right Effort part 1
2018-12-02
The Miracle Of Generosity And Gratitude
2025-11-16
The Third Noble Truth and the Seven Factors of Awakening
2017-10-29
Viriya - Energy/Effort
2018-02-08
Wisdom and Compassion
2025-11-23
Wise Effort Part 2
2019-09-29
Working With Afflictive Thought Patterns 1: Wisdom as antidote
2019-10-06
Working with Afflictive Thought Patterns 2: Compassion
2023-11-19
Working with anxiety and other afflictive states
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Select one of Jill Shepherd's 9 retreats
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2017-03-17
Strengthening the Heart, Cultivating Kindness: Metta Retreat
2017-10-24
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2018-02-02
The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat
2018-10-23
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2019-09-10
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2020-02-14
Strengthening the Heart: Lovingkindness Retreat
2022-10-25
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2023-10-24
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2025-10-23
Three-Month Retreat – Part 2 - 25PT2
