What does it mean to be a Buddhist? (Session 2)
John Bruna leads a Dharma Talk on the topic of “What does it mean to be a Buddhist?”. This discussion leads from the previous week where the 4 seals of Buddhist teaching were discussed.
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Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John (Chophel) Bruna. Topic: Eightfold Path in Daily Life – Session One. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date of this teaching was on December 3, 2014. The teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to…
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Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. John is currently teaching the text, Seven-Point Mind Training by Chekawa Yeshe Dorje. In this session, John expands upon the 4th point, A Synthesis of Practice for One Life. Our teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a…
How To Practice – Session 6
In this session, John Bruna goes through the Third Noble Truth and starts into the Fourth Noble Truth, the path that leads to liberation. In this text, His Holiness presents the path as the Three Higher Trainings of ethics, concentration, and wisdom.
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Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. This is the 19th session in a series of teachings by John Bruna on Seven-Point Mind Training. This teaching continues on the third point, using unfavorable circumstances as aids to awakening, focusing on “blaming everything on one thing.” The teaching took place…
Approaching Buddhism: The Benefits of Altruism
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, talks about the Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice of great compassion. In this session, he describes many benefits of altruism and introduces many wisdom perspectives that will help us live with less suffering. He describes how traditional Tibetan Buddhist teachings on compassion have been…
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: Origins of Suffering
In this Session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses the deepest roots of suffering. He talks about how the views we hold of ourselves are out of alignment with the way that we actually exist, and this leads to a suffering experience dominated by mental afflictions. John offers a variety of practical ways to unravel the…
