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Retreat Dharma Talks

The Eye of the Heart

With our bodies as home base and emptiness as our ground, we cultivate the four Brahmaviharas, beautiful qualities of the heart: kindness, joy, compassion and equanimity. Loosening the views and the limiting patterns of mind, and engaging the liberating gifts of our imaginations, we deepen our capacity to rest in the boundless heart. And from here, we venture, engaging in contemplative ways of looking to explore a soulful and enchanted cosmos. A cosmos in which our particularities are needed, loved and woven into a sacred and meaningful story.

How does this retreat relate to Soulmaking Dharma teachings?
‘The Eye of the Heart’ commences as a Brahma Viharas retreat. From here, the Soulmaking Dharma approaches and practices are explored. It is therefore suitable for students who may already be deeply involved with Soulmaking teachings and also for those who may not be deeply involved but who have an informed affinity for this body of work.

Please note that the first three days of this retreat are available for everyone, and the remainder of the retreat recordings are available to those who attended the retreat only.

2025-06-05 (38 days) Gaia House

  
2025-06-06 Morning Instructions - Settling the Body, Cultivating Sensitivity & Mettā 53:48
Juha Penttilä
This recording also includes Walking Meditation Instructions with Monica Antunes.
2025-06-06 Short Reflections - Ways of Connecting to Mettā 12:57
Juha Penttilä
2025-06-06 Reflections on Being on Retreat & Practicing with the Brahma Viharas. 48:30
Juha Penttilä
2025-06-07 Exploring Ideas & Themes for Practice 53:28
Juha Penttilä
This recording also includes walking meditation instructions from Monica Antunes.
2025-06-07 Talk - Dukkha and the Whale 55:23
Catherine McGee
2025-06-08 Some Reflections Before Lunch 14:13
Catherine McGee
2025-06-08 Themes of Retreat, Ways of Understanding Practices 43:40
Juha Penttilä
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