Jill Shepherd's most recent Dharma talks (Common Ground Meditation Center)
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.
Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise Intention p2 - the intention to cultivate relinquishment / non-addiction
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise Intention part1
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Exploring Greg Kramer's time-based categories of over-arching intention, episodic intention and momentary intention
Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise View and Wise Intention
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Exploring the practices of gratitude-gathering and joy-savouring as supports for staying balanced amidst life's challenges
Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise View part 2 Exploring self-view
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise View
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: talk: ?Joy?
(London Insight Meditation) Joy is an important aspect of the Buddha’s path to freedom, appearing as both an awakening factor and one of the four heart qualities known as the brahmavihāra. However, for many people it can feel elusive - or even irrelevant – in the midst of so much global, societal and individual suffering. For this reason, the word Joy in the title of this talk is accompanied by question marks, as an invitation for us to explore together some common questions and/or doubts that often come up in relation to joy in the context of insight pract...
Jill Shepherd: meditation: Orienting to what's pleasant
(London Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: How we can connect with joy
(London Insight Meditation) In February 2026 London Insight Meditation hosted Jill Shepherd for an online evening on the theme of "Joy".
Jill Shepherd: talk: Introduction to the Noble Eightfold Path
(Auckland Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: talk: Renewing motivation
(Auckland Insight Meditation) How can the dharma help us meet these deeply disturbing times?
Jill Shepherd: 13 meditation: Equanimity for a "difficult" person
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 12 meditation: Equanimity
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 11 talk: Equanimity
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 10 meditation: Muditā for oneself
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 09 talk: Muditā for oneself
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 08 meditation: Muditā using radiating energy method
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 07 talk: Muditā
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 06 meditation: Compassion for person experiencing difficulties
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 05 talk: Compassion
(Melbourne Insight Meditation) Exploring the connection between compassion and resilience
Jill Shepherd: 04 meditation: Mettā as rest
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 03 talk: A brief overview of the energetic qualities of the four brahmavihāra
(Melbourne Insight Meditation) Exploring the connection between mettā and rest
Jill Shepherd: 02 meditation: Mettā for a benefactor, using reciting phrases method
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 01 talk: An overview of the four brahmavihāra heart qualities and how they work together to support each other and support insight
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 05 meditation: Mindfulness of breathing
(Melbourne Insight Meditation) Attuning to the energetic effects of breathing in and breathing out
Jill Shepherd: 06 talk: Generosity as a profound dharma practice
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 04 talk: Establishing, maintaining and deepening your practice
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 03 meditation: Settling into ease
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 02 talk: Inspiration for the New Year
(Melbourne Insight Meditation) Exploring the difference between inspiration and expectation, and the shift from will-driven practice to trusting the dharma's natural development
Jill Shepherd: 01 meditation: Finding ease in the body, breathing
(Melbourne Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: 27 talk: Overview of the Seven Factors of Awakening
(Sydney Insight Meditators)
Jill Shepherd: 22 talk: Wise Effort and the three universal characteristics, with a focus on anattā or not self
(Sydney Insight Meditators)
Jill Shepherd: 17 talk: From dukkha to sukha - the role of pleasure and joy on the path to freedom
(Sydney Insight Meditators)
Jill Shepherd: 12 talk: Wise Effort and the Five Hindrances
(Sydney Insight Meditators)
Jill Shepherd: 07 talk: Wise View and Wise Mindfulness
(Sydney Insight Meditators)
Jill Shepherd: Generosity As a Radical Dharma Practice
(London Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: Guided meditation on resting in the present
(London Insight Meditation)
Jill Shepherd: Celebrating the good
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Reflecting on the rewards of this retreat, using the framework of some of the ten pāramī, specifically generosity, ethics, and equanimity
Jill Shepherd: Wise Effort Part 2
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
Jill Shepherd: Muditā meditation
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Cultivating muditā for oneself and an easy being
Jill Shepherd: The Third Noble Truth and the Seven Factors of Awakening
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)
