All Episodes

Jill Shepherd: 32 meditation: Awakening Factors review

Jill Shepherd: 31 talk: The Awakening Factor of Equanimity

Jill Shepherd: 30 meditation: Spacious awareness

Jill Shepherd: 29 talk: The awakening factor of Samādhi

Jill Shepherd: 28 meditation: Calming the body-mind

Jill Shepherd: 27 talk: The Awakening Factor of Tranquility

Jill Shepherd: 26 meditation: Gladdening the Mind

Jill Shepherd: 25 talk: The Awakening Factor of Joy

Jill Shepherd: 24 meditation: Exploring the self-constructing process

Jill Shepherd: 23 short instructions: Exploring the self-constructing process

Jill Shepherd: 22 talk: Wisdom and Compassion

Jill Shepherd: 21 meditation: Self-compassion

Jill Shepherd: 20 talk: The Awakening Factor of Viriya, Unshakeable Energy

Jill Shepherd: 19 meditation: Choiceless attention

Jill Shepherd: 18 talk: The awakening factor of investigation and its connection to insight into impermanence

Jill Shepherd: 17 meditation: Mindfulness of mental activity

Jill Shepherd: 16 instructions: Mindfulness of mind

Jill Shepherd: 15 talk: An Overview of the Seven Factors of Awakening, with a focus on Mindfulness

Jill Shepherd: 14 meditation: Mindfulness of hearing

Jill Shepherd: 13 meditation: Mettā for oneself

Jill Shepherd: 12 talk: Dāna and Mettā as supportive conditions for the development of the awakening factors

Jill Shepherd: 11 meditation: Exploring cetana or intention, the about-to moment

Jill Shepherd: 10 meditation: Mindfulness of feeling-tones / vedanā

Jill Shepherd: 09 talk: The five hindrances part 2 - sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, and sceptical doubt

Jill Shepherd: 08 meditation: Mostly silent, with suggestions at the start for choosing which practice to do

Jill Shepherd: 07 meditation: Mental noting of physical sensations

Jill Shepherd: 06 talk: Supportive conditions

Jill Shepherd: 05 meditation: Mindfulness of the body in relation to the four elemental qualities

Jill Shepherd: 04 meditation: Mindfulness of breathing in long and short

Jill Shepherd: 03 talk: Hindrances of Sense Desire and Aversion

Jill Shepherd: 02 instructions and meditation: Mindfulness of breathing 2

Jill Shepherd: 01 meditation: Establishing mindfulness of the body, breathing

Jill Shepherd: 12 meditation: Opening to mudita gladness and upekkha equanimity

Jill Shepherd: 11 short talk: An overview of Buddhist ethics

Jill Shepherd: 10 meditation: Choiceless attention

Jill Shepherd: 09 meditation: Mettā and compassion as expressions of Wise Intention

Jill Shepherd: 08 meditation: Mindfulness of breathing to develop sati and samādhi

Jill Shepherd: 07 instructions: Mindfulness of breathing to develop sati and samādhi

Jill Shepherd: 06 talk: Introduction to the Second Noble Truth

Jill Shepherd: 05 short talk: First Noble Truth

Jill Shepherd: 04 short instructions: Continuity of mindfulness

Jill Shepherd: 03 meditation: Body scan inviting ease

Jill Shepherd: 02 instructions: Mindfulness

Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise Intention p3 - Returning

Jill Shepherd: Appreciation towards oneself

Jill Shepherd: Guided Mudita meditation using an icon

Jill Shepherd: Guided Mudita meditation

Jill Shepherd: Talk on Mudita

Jill Shepherd: Common drivers of unbalanced effort

Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation

Jill Shepherd: Meditation: Happiness and Contentment as Supports for Equanimity

Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise Intention p2 - the intention to cultivate relinquishment / non-addiction

Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise Intention part1

Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise View and Wise Intention

Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise View part 2 Exploring self-view

Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise View

Jill Shepherd: talk: ?Joy?

Jill Shepherd: meditation: Orienting to what's pleasant

Jill Shepherd: How we can connect with joy

Jill Shepherd: talk: Introduction to the Noble Eightfold Path

Jill Shepherd: talk: Renewing motivation

Jill Shepherd: 13 meditation: Equanimity for a "difficult" person

Jill Shepherd: 12 meditation: Equanimity

Jill Shepherd: 11 talk: Equanimity

Jill Shepherd: 10 meditation: Muditā for oneself

Jill Shepherd: 10 meditation: Muditā for oneself and a good friend

Jill Shepherd: 09 talk: Muditā for oneself

Jill Shepherd: 08 meditation: Muditā using radiating energy method

Jill Shepherd: 07 talk: Muditā

Jill Shepherd: 06 meditation: Compassion for person experiencing difficulties

Jill Shepherd: 05 talk: Compassion

Jill Shepherd: 04 meditation: Mettā as rest

Jill Shepherd: 03 talk: A brief overview of the energetic qualities of the four brahmavihāra

Jill Shepherd: 02 meditation: Mettā for a benefactor, using reciting phrases method

Jill Shepherd: 01 talk: An overview of the four brahmavihāra heart qualities and how they work together to support each other and support insight

Jill Shepherd: 05 meditation: Mindfulness of breathing

Jill Shepherd: 06 talk: Generosity as a profound dharma practice

Jill Shepherd: 04 talk: Establishing, maintaining and deepening your practice

Jill Shepherd: 03 meditation: Settling into ease

Jill Shepherd: 02 talk: Inspiration for the New Year

Jill Shepherd: 01 meditation: Finding ease in the body, breathing

Jill Shepherd: 27 talk: Overview of the Seven Factors of Awakening

Jill Shepherd: 22 talk: Wise Effort and the three universal characteristics, with a focus on anattā or not self

Jill Shepherd: 17 talk: From dukkha to sukha - the role of pleasure and joy on the path to freedom

Jill Shepherd: 12 talk: Wise Effort and the Five Hindrances

Jill Shepherd: 07 talk: Wise View and Wise Mindfulness

Jill Shepherd: Generosity As a Radical Dharma Practice

Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation on resting in the present

Jill Shepherd: Celebrating the good

Jill Shepherd: Wise Effort Part 2

Jill Shepherd: Muditā meditation

Jill Shepherd: The Third Noble Truth and the Seven Factors of Awakening

Jill Shepherd: Compassion for the "difficult" person and all beings

Jill Shepherd: Second Noble Truth: craving for becoming and non-becoming

Jill Shepherd: Morning reflection: Releasing papanca / proliferation

Jill Shepherd: An overview of the four Brahmavihāra

Jill Shepherd: Instructions and guided meditation: Choiceless attention

Jill Shepherd: Talk: Right Effort part 1

Jill Shepherd: Instructions: practising with thinking

Jill Shepherd: Instructions and guided meditation: Body as anchor

Jill Shepherd: 24 instructions and meditation: choiceless attention

Jill Shepherd: 22 meditation: opening to what's pleasant to support gladness and muditā

Jill Shepherd: 21 meditation: mindfulness of mind

Jill Shepherd: 20 instructions: mindfulness of mental activity

Jill Shepherd: 18 meditation: compassion

Jill Shepherd: 17 instructions: compassion

Jill Shepherd: 15 meditation: mindfulness of hearing

Jill Shepherd: 14 instructions: mindfulness of mindfulness, and opening to hearing

Jill Shepherd: 13 meditation: mindfulness of the body in terms of its elemental qualities

Jill Shepherd: 12 instructions: mindfulness of the body in terms of its elemental qualities

Jill Shepherd: 10 meditation: mindfulness of breathing to develop sati and samadhi p2

Jill Shepherd: 09 instructions: mindfulness of breathing to develop sati and samadhi p2

Jill Shepherd: 08 meditation: cultivating sati and samadhi through mindfulness of breathing

Jill Shepherd: 07 instructions: cultivating sati and samadhi through mindfulness of breathing

Jill Shepherd: 05 short instructions: continuity of mindfulness

Jill Shepherd: 04 meditation: mindfulness of breathing

Jill Shepherd: 03 instructions: mindfulness of breathing

Jill Shepherd: 02 meditation: Mindfulness of the body and breathing

Jill Shepherd: 01 instructions: Mindfulness of the Body

Jill Shepherd: talk: Equanimity as the fourth brahmavihāra

Jill Shepherd: meditation: Orienting to equanimity

Jill Shepherd: talk: Reflections on retreat practice and the cultivation of muditā: gladness and appreciative joy

Jill Shepherd: meditation: Settling into muditā / gladness

Jill Shepherd: talk: Compassion p2

Jill Shepherd: meditation: Compassion for oneself

Jill Shepherd: talk: Compassion p1

Jill Shepherd: meditation: compassion for a good friend

Jill Shepherd: talk: Exploring some of the obstacles that can get in the way of mettā practice

Jill Shepherd: meditation: Radiating energy method of mettā practice

Jill Shepherd: talk: An overview of the four brahmavihāra and introduction to mettā practice

Jill Shepherd: meditation: Mettā for someone we care about

Jill Shepherd: 10 talk: The brahmavihāra heart practices as support for ethical living

Jill Shepherd: 09 talk: Sīla part 7 Fifth Training Precept

Jill Shepherd: 08 talk: Sīla part 6 Mindful listening as a support for Wise Speech

Jill Shepherd: 29 talk: Equanimity as an awakening factor

Jill Shepherd: 26 talk: Right Effort and Anattā

Jill Shepherd: 23 talk: Third Noble Truth and the role of joy on the path to freedom

Jill Shepherd: 20 talk: Second Noble Truth; craving for becoming and non-becoming

Jill Shepherd: 15 talk: Exploring the Second Noble Truth and the Second Establishment of Mindfulness

Jill Shepherd: 10 talk: An overview of the four Brahmavihāra heart practices

Jill Shepherd: 05 talk: Dukkha in the context of the First Noble Truth and the three characteristics

Jill Shepherd: Finding (Moments of) Ease in the Midst of it All

Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation

Jill Shepherd: talk: Sīla part 5 - Exploring the fourth training precept to refrain from false speech

Jill Shepherd: talk: Sīla part 4 - Exploring the third precept in relation to desire for intimacy

Jill Shepherd: talk: Sīla part 3 - Exploring the second training precept to abstain from taking what is not given

Jill Shepherd: talk: Sīla part 2 - the ethical training of refraining from taking what is not given

Jill Shepherd: talk: Foundations 3 Ethical conduct as a form of generosity

Jill Shepherd: talk: Foundations 2 - Dāna or generosity p2

Jill Shepherd: 22 talk: Insight into the impermanent, imperfect and impersonal nature of experience

Jill Shepherd: 20 instructions and meditation: Opening to gladness

Jill Shepherd: 17 instructions and meditation: Releasing grasping

Jill Shepherd: 16 talk: Relating to afflictive mind-states with wisdom and compassion

Jill Shepherd: 15 instructions and meditation: Bringing awareness to mental activity, including thoughts, emotions and mind-states

Jill Shepherd: 11 instructions and meditation: Exploring the presence (and absence) of the hindrances

Jill Shepherd: 10 talk: Five Hindrances

Jill Shepherd: 09 meditation: Opening to sound

Jill Shepherd: 05 meditation: Mindfulness of the body and physical sensations

Jill Shepherd: 04 talk: Taking the Refuges and Precepts

Jill Shepherd: 03 meditation: Arriving more fully here

Jill Shepherd: talk: Foundations of the Path 1 - Generosity / dāna

Jill Shepherd: talk: Pleasure and enjoyment on the path part 3

Jill Shepherd: talk: Pleasure and enjoyment on the path P2

Jill Shepherd: talk: The role of pleasure and enjoyment on the path to freedom

Jill Shepherd: short talk: Exploring the relationship between dharma and politics

Jill Shepherd: Short talk: Halloween reflections

Jill Shepherd: meditation: Mettā for a good friend

Jill Shepherd: meditation: Mindfulness of mind

Jill Shepherd: talk: Introduction to Mindfulness of mind

Jill Shepherd: short talk: Exploring the wheel model of experience

Jill Shepherd: meditation: Mindfulness of feeling-tone

Jill Shepherd: short instructions: Exploring feeling tone

Jill Shepherd: short talk: the benefits of practising Mindfulness of the Body

Jill Shepherd: meditation: Mindfulness of Hearing

Jill Shepherd: meditation: Mindfulness of breathing

Jill Shepherd: short talk: Refreshing our insight meditation practice

Jill Shepherd: talk: Maintaining and deepening the practice

Jill Shepherd: 14 meditation: Equanimity

Jill Shepherd: 13 short talk: Equanimity

Jill Shepherd: 12 meditation: appreciating one's own strengths

Jill Shepherd: 11 instructions: Muditā for oneself

Jill Shepherd: 10 meditation: Muditā using the radiating energy method of practice

Jill Shepherd: 09 talk: Muditā or appreciative joy

Jill Shepherd: 08 meditation: Settling and stilling the body and mind

Jill Shepherd: 06 meditation: Compassion for a good friend

Jill Shepherd: 05 short talk: Compassion

Jill Shepherd: 04 meditation: Resting into mettā / kindness

Jill Shepherd: 03 talk: Exploring mettā as rest

Jill Shepherd: 02 meditation: mettā for benefactor

Jill Shepherd: 01 talk: An overview of the four brahmavihāra heart qualities

Jill Shepherd: short talk: an overview of brahmavihāra practice

Jill Shepherd: Meditation: resting into mettā / kindness

Jill Shepherd: 10 Morning reflection and guided meditation: Muditā

Jill Shepherd: 04 Morning reflection and meditation: releasing reactivity

Jill Shepherd: 24 talk: The three universal characteristics and anattā

Jill Shepherd: 21 talk: An overview of the brahmavihāra with an emphasis on muditā or appreciative joy