Right Intention

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna speaks about the relationship between ethics, concentration, and wisdom within the Buddhist context of the three higher trainings. He spends much of this session helping us understand how to begin to view things as they really exist without undermining the valid view of our conventional reality.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues to comment on the Text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by offering clear guidance and commentary on the Six factors that cause delusions to arise.

John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues to give commentary on the text “Approaching Buddhism” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John discusses the roots of Buddhism by giving a history of the Buddha’s life and teachings. He discusses the importance and interrelationship between different lineages…

  John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues to offer guidance and clarity on the “Four Noble Truths” text by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this session, John discusses the root causes of suffering and focuses in on Karma and Kleshas. Kleshas are mental afflictions that take our…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives a teaching on the 4 attributes of the Second Noble Truth, as presented in the text “Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature,” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John discusses the various ways ignorance, craving and karma create suffering in our lives. He emphasizes…

In this session, John continues in the text ‘How To Practice’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. John spends some time expanding on ethical discipline and speaks about the importance of finding a qualified teacher.