The Six Perfections – Session 10

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues to give commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path”. He unpacks the first two points in the seven-fold cause and effect, focused on the cultivation of bodhicitta.

Spiritual director John Bruna discusses foundational aspects of the Mahayana Path including renunciation and great compassion. He shares practical methods for cultivating stable equanimity that acts as the momentum towards Bodhicitta. John finishes the discussion with a clear description of the two accumulations of spiritual merit and wisdom.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses the topic of blessings in Tibetan Buddhism. He speaks about how blessings are received through the dependent origination of teachings of Holy beings and our practice. John tells some stories of his teachers and how they have guided him to understand that one main way we receive…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses the mind’s potential and a variety of obstructions in our minds that prevent us from experiencing our Buddha nature. He also gives helpful and practical advice on how we can cultivate our minds in order to reveal more and more the deepest potential of our Buddha nature.

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John Bruna. This is the 22nd session in a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. The topic is the seven point cause and effect method for cultivating bodhcitta. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado….