Six Perfections – Session 3
John Bruna continues to teach on the Six perfections in this third Session. The Six perfections (Paramitas) are generosity, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom.
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Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. This is the 18th session in a series of teachings by John Bruna on Seven-Point Mind Training hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, CO USA. This teaching continues on the third point, using unfavorable circumstances as aids to…
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John Bruna begins a series of talks on the Six Perfections or Paramitas: Generosity, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom. With Bodhicitta, these are the practices of a Bodhisattva.
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John Bruna offers commentary and guidance around the Lam Rim teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. The Lam Rim is systematized teachings known as the graduated stages on the path to Enlightenment. In this session, John covers the topic of precious human rebirth in the Small Scope of the path to awakening. Specifically, he speaks on…
