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Retreat Dharma Talks

Awakening our Natural Wisdom

One-week insight meditation retreat led by Greg Scharf and Jill Shepherd

2017-09-23 (8 days) Te Moata Retreat Center

  
2017-09-26 11 Guided meditation: radiating energy metta 22:59
Jill Shepherd
Radiating energy method of metta practice
2017-09-26 12 Talk: Walking the Path 50:18
Greg Scharf
This talk uses the Noble Eightfold Path as a framework for understanding how practice unfolds
2017-09-27 13 Instructions: overview of four foundations, and mental factor of intention 10:42
Jill Shepherd
A brief overview of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, and instructions for bringing awareness to the factor of intention
2017-09-27 14 Guided meditation: standing, exploring four foundations of mindfulness 33:13
Jill Shepherd
Beginning with guided standing meditation exploring all four foundations of mindfulness, then 15 minutes silent sitting
2017-09-27 15 Talk: Effort or Energy 52:53
Jill Shepherd
2017-09-28 16 Instructions and guided meditation: difficult emotions 23:14
Greg Scharf
Instructions on working with difficult emotions, using an expanded version of the RAIN acronym (recognise, accept, investigate, non-identification)
2017-09-28 17 Instructions: compassion for good friend and oneself 11:44
Jill Shepherd
2017-09-28 18 Meditation: compassion for good friend and oneself 23:39
Jill Shepherd
2017-09-28 19 Talk: The development of equanimity 52:32
Greg Scharf
2017-09-29 20 Instructions: Reflections on the Satipatthana Sutta refrain 18:04
Greg Scharf
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