Right Mindfulness

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna begins a series of teachings that will give an in-depth view of the 12 links of dependent origination. He spends this session talking about the first link, defined as ignorance or misperception, that is specifically an inaccurate way of perceiving ourselves as independent and inherently existent.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path.” He discusses how renunciation is a gateway to great compassion, also known as “bodhicitta” in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers commentary and closing remarks of the text “The Four Noble Truths” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. John speaks about the importance and transformation that can occur by deeply understanding and practicing the 4 noble truths. He also speaks in specific about the…

John Bruna finishes a series on the Six Perfections. In this video John relates these perfections and how to apply them to challenging situations.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers a teaching about becoming a qualified disciple so that our practice and teacher/disciple relationship will bear fruit. He speaks about how one needs to be unprejudiced, intelligent, and interested when listening to and studying the Buddha’s teachings. John also speaks about the need to be open-minded not…