The Six Perfections – Session 2

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives guidance and a powerful perspective on how liberation is possible through understanding the clear light nature of the mind. He discusses how the afflictions of our mind can be removed and how they don’t taint the nature of the mind which is always pure and virtuous.

John Bruna continues to teach on the Six Perfections of Generosity, Ethics, Patience, Joyous Effort, Concentration, and Wisdom. With Bodhicitta as the motivation, these Six Perfections are the practice of a Bodhisattva.

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John Bruna. The topic is wisdom – understanding emptiness. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date of this teaching was on November 4, 2015. The teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a secure,…

In this episode, John begins his commentary on a new text that was written as a collaborative effort by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John offers helpful ways to understand the Buddhist view on the Self by investigating these two questions: Does the self exist and is there a beginning to…

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John (Chophel) Bruna. This is the 20th session in a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. The topic is equanimity as a foundation for cultivating bodhcitta. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado….

Spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, John Bruna, gives a commentary on the origins of duhkha or dissatisfaction based on a section of text from the book “Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John talks about how our habits driven by misperception can…