Juha Penttilä's Dharma Talks
Juha Penttilä
Juha Penttilä has been practicing meditation since 2002. He has spent extended periods of time on retreats and in monasteries in Asia and Europe and is one of the founding members of Nirodha, the Finnish Insight Meditation practice community. Juha completed his Insight Meditation teacher training in 2020. In addition to exploring meditation, Juha’s teaching is influenced by the current climate crisis and engaged perspectives into the Dharma.
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2023-10-21
Afternoon Session (Part 1) - Quote from Rob Burbea; Guided Meditation
2024-11-19
Anatta - The Third Characteristic
2023-03-19
Anattā Practice and the Path of Letting Go
2022-11-03
Arriving Meditation
2024-10-12
Attuning to Kindness - Instructions and Guided Meditation
2024-10-14
Attuning to Spaciousness, 3 Exercises - Dharma Talk & Short Practice Exercises
2022-10-29
Brief Reflections on the Practice, and Guided Meditation
2022-10-28
Centre Line Meditation
2022-11-10
Dharma Talk
2023-10-21
Evening Session (Part 1) - Guided Meditation
2023-10-22
Evening Session (Part 1) - Guided Meditation - Allowing and Mettā
2023-10-22
Evening Session (Part 2) - Reflections on Mettā, Fabrication and Insight
2023-10-20
Evening Session (Part 2) - Reflections on the Theme of the Retreat; Guided Medi…
2023-03-19
Exploring the Emptiness of Self Practice
2022-10-13
Grounding Meditation
2022-10-20
Guided Meditation
2022-10-27
Guided Meditation
2022-10-27
Guided Meditation
2022-11-03
Guided Meditation
2022-11-10
Guided Meditation
2025-05-07
Guided Meditation
2022-10-13
Guided Meditation - Metta for Benefactor and Self
2022-10-30
Guided Meditation Exploring Fabrication
2024-10-13
Hindrances and the Thinking Mind - Instructions & Guided Meditation
2024-10-17
Instructions - Guiding Your Own Practice
2022-10-28
Introduction to the Material and the Exploration
2022-10-13
Introduction to the Themes of the Course
2022-10-30
Landing Meditation
2023-03-18
Meeting Suffering with Compassion
2021-04-04
Metta Towards Phenomena
2023-10-21
Morning Session (Part 1) - Arriving and Settling Meditation (JP), Teachings on …
2023-10-22
Morning Session (Part 1) - Arriving and Settling Meditation; Teachings on Cond…
2023-10-21
Morning Session (Part 2) - Guided Meditation (SM), Walking Practice Instruction…
2023-10-22
Morning Session (Part 2) - Guided Meditation; Retreatants Feedback (anonymous,…
2022-10-30
On Fabrication
2023-03-17
Opening Session
2024-10-11
Opening Talk
2022-11-03
Piti, Wellbeing and Metta to Phenomena
2022-10-30
Reactivity, the Three Characteristics, and Emptiness
2022-10-27
Reflections
2022-10-20
Reflections on the Theme of Fabrication
2024-10-15
Suffering and Compassion
2024-11-05
The Hindrances
2024-11-12
This That Conditionality
2024-10-16
Turning Towards the Khandhas with Kindness & Disidentification
2024-11-23
Vastness of Awareness
2022-10-29
Walking Meditation Instructions
2022-05-15
Week 1 - Course Introduction
2022-05-15
Week 1 - Dharma Talk
2023-10-04
Week 1 - Guided Meditation - Arriving & Settling
2023-10-04
Week 1 - Guided Meditation - Practicing w the Hindrances
2022-05-15
Week 1 - Guided Meditation (1)
2022-05-15
Week 1 - Guided Meditation (2)
2023-10-04
Week 1 - Teachings - Working w the Hindrances
2024-06-10
Week 1 : The Vastness of Awareness
2021-10-18
Week 1, Part 2
2023-01-11
Week 1, Part 2
2025-04-02
Week 1, Part 2 - Introduction to the Themes of the Course
2024-10-30
Week 1, Pt 1 - Opening of the Retreat & Mettā Meditation
2024-10-30
Week 1, Pt 2 - Introduction - What is Vedana ?
2021-06-14
Week 1: Cultivating Mindful Awareness
2022-05-22
Week 2 - Dharma Talk
2023-10-11
Week 2 - Guided Meditation - Arriving & Settling
2023-10-11
Week 2 - Guided Meditation - Opening Attention to the Whole Field of Body
2022-05-22
Week 2 - Guided Meditation (1)
2022-05-22
Week 2 - Guided Meditation (2)
2023-10-11
Week 2 - Teachings - Opening Attention to the Whole Field of the Body
2024-06-17
Week 2 : The Vastness of Awareness
2021-10-25
Week 2, Part 1
2021-10-25
Week 2, Part 1
2023-01-18
Week 2, Part 1
2021-10-25
Week 2, Part 2
2023-01-18
Week 2, Part 2
2025-04-09
Week 2, Part 2 - Anicca in the Context of the Vastness of Awareness
2024-11-06
Week 2, Pt 1 - Mettā Meditation
2024-11-06
Week 2, Pt 3 - Guided Meditation
2021-06-21
Week 2: Beginning to Work with the Hindrances
2022-06-08
Week 3 - Dharma Talk
2023-10-18
Week 3 - Guided Meditation - Arriving & Settling
2023-10-18
Week 3 - Guided Meditation - Narrowing the Lense of Attention
2022-06-08
Week 3 - Guided Meditation (1)
2022-06-08
Week 3 - Guided Meditation (2)
2023-10-18
Week 3 - Teachings - Narrowing the Lense of Our Attention
2024-06-24
Week 3 : The Vastness of Awareness
2021-11-01
Week 3, Part 1
2023-01-25
Week 3, Part 1
2021-06-28
Week 3, Part 1: Exploring Suffering - A Therapeutic Path
2021-11-01
Week 3, Part 2
2023-01-25
Week 3, Part 2
2025-04-16
Week 3, Part 2 - Teachings & Reflections
2021-06-28
Week 3, Part 2: Exploring Suffering - A Therapeutic Path
2025-04-16
Week 3, Part 5 - Dana (Generosity)
2024-11-13
Week 3, Pt 2 - Vedana & Emotions; Unpleasant Vedana
2022-06-13
Week 4 - Dharma Talk
2023-10-25
Week 4 - Guided Meditation - Settling & Arriving
2023-10-25
Week 4 - Guided Meditation - Vitakka & Vicāra
2022-06-13
Week 4 - Guided Meditation (1)
2022-06-13
Week 4 - Guided Meditation (2)
2023-10-25
Week 4 - Teachings - Vitakka & Vicāra
2024-07-01
Week 4 : The Vastness of Awareness
2021-11-08
Week 4, Part 1
2023-02-01
Week 4, Part 1
2021-11-08
Week 4, Part 2
2023-02-01
Week 4, Part 2
2024-11-20
Week 4, Pt 1 - Karuna Meditation
2024-11-20
Week 4, Pt 2 - Pleasant Vedana
2024-11-20
Week 4, Pt 3 - Guided Meditation on Pleasant Vedana
2021-07-05
Week 4: Relaxing the Push and Pull of Experience
2022-06-19
Week 5 - Dharma Talk
2023-11-01
Week 5 - Guided Meditation - Arriving & Settling
2023-11-01
Week 5 - Guided Meditation - Exploring Wellbeing & Pleasure (Piti)
2022-06-19
Week 5 - Guided Meditation (1)
2022-06-19
Week 5 - Guided Meditation (2)
2023-11-01
Week 5 - Teachings - Piti
2021-11-15
Week 5, Part 1
2023-02-08
Week 5, Part 1
2025-04-30
Week 5, Part 1 - Compassion-based Samadhi
2021-11-15
Week 5, Part 2
2023-02-08
Week 5, Part 2
2025-04-30
Week 5, Part 2 - Teachings & Reflections
2022-06-26
Week 6 - Dharma Talk
2023-11-08
Week 6 - Guided Meditation - Arriving & Settling
2023-11-08
Week 6 - Guided Meditation - Enjoying the Breath
2022-06-26
Week 6 - Guided Meditation (1)
2022-06-26
Week 6 - Guided Meditation (2)
2023-11-08
Week 6 - Teachings - How to Enjoy the Breath
2021-11-22
Week 6, Part 1
2023-02-15
Week 6, Part 1
2021-11-22
Week 6, Part 2
2023-02-15
Week 6, Part 2
2025-05-07
Week 6, Part 3, Guided Meditation
2024-12-04
Week 6, Pt 1 - Mudita Meditation
2024-12-04
Week 6, Pt2 - Skilful Ways of Relating to Vedana - Three Ways of Looking
2023-11-15
Week 7 - Guided Meditation - Arriving and Settling
2023-11-15
Week 7 - Guided Meditation on Moving Skilfully Between Different Ways of Looking
2023-11-15
Week 7 - Teachings - Moving Skilfully Between Different Ways of Looking
2021-11-29
Week 7, Part 1
2023-02-22
Week 7, Part 1
2025-05-14
Week 7, Part 1 - Guided Meditation
2021-11-29
Week 7, Part 2
2023-02-22
Week 7, Part 2
2025-05-14
Week 7, Part 2 - Teachings & Reflections
2025-05-14
Week 7, Part 3 - Guided Meditation
2024-12-11
Week 7, Pt 1 - Upekkha Meditation
2024-12-11
Week 7, Pt 3 - Guided Meditation - Vedana as Fabricated
2025-05-21
Week 8, Part 1 - Guided Meditation
2025-05-21
Week 8, Part 3 - Guided Meditation
2024-12-18
Week 8, Pt 2 - Empty Nature of Vedana
2025-05-28
Week 9, Part 1 - Guided Meditation
2025-05-28
Week 9, Part 2 - Guided Meditation
2023-01-11
Week One, Part 1
2021-10-18
Week1, Part 1
2022-11-10
Welcome and Arriving Meditation
2022-10-20
Welcome, and Arriving Meditation
2022-10-30
Welcome, and Arriving Meditation
2022-10-13
Welcome, and Course Outline
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2021-04-01
Gaia House Spring Gathering - Celebrating Sangha
2021-06-14
Foundations of Meditation
2021-10-18
Exploring Anatta (online series)
2021-10-22
Embodying the Awakened Heart
2022-05-15
Exploring Vedana (Online Series)
2022-10-13
Cultivating Goodness, Exploring Fabrication
2022-10-28
Exploring Emotions and Mindstates
2023-01-11
The Path of Letting Go
2023-03-17
Compassion and Emptiness of Self (online retreat)
2023-10-04
Foundational Skills of Attention and Samadhi (online series)
2023-10-20
Exploring Mettā and the Practice of Allowing
2024-06-06
The Vastness of Awareness (online series)
2024-10-11
Liberating and Compassionate Ways of Looking
2024-10-30
Vedana - A Path of Easeful Liberation (online series)
2024-11-01
November Solitary
2025-04-02
Natural peace - Exploring Vastness of Awareness
