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Retreat Dharma Talks

Two-week retreat

A retreat for experienced meditators, focused on cultivating the Seven Factors of Awakening, those seven highly skilful qualities of mind that when balanced, support the development of transformative insight.

2026-08-01 (15 days) Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre

  
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2026-08-05 11 meditation: Exploring cetana or intention, the about-to moment 28:27
Jill Shepherd
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2026-08-05 12 talk: Dāna and Mettā as supportive conditions for the development of the awakening factors 33:59
Jill Shepherd
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2026-08-06 13 meditation: Mettā for oneself 33:55
Jill Shepherd
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2026-08-06 14 meditation: Mindfulness of hearing 30:11
Jill Shepherd
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2026-08-06 15 talk: An Overview of the Seven Factors of Awakening, with a focus on Mindfulness 37:46
Jill Shepherd
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2026-08-07 16 instructions: Mindfulness of mind 18:42
Jill Shepherd
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Bringing awareness to different types of mental activity
2026-08-07 17 meditation: Mindfulness of mental activity 25:14
Jill Shepherd
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2026-08-07 18 talk: The awakening factor of investigation and its connection to insight into impermanence 29:29
Jill Shepherd
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2026-08-08 19 meditation: Choiceless attention 39:52
Jill Shepherd
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2026-08-08 20 talk: The Awakening Factor of Viriya, Unshakeable Energy 33:56
Jill Shepherd
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