The Five Powers – Session 1
John Bruna presents the mind training of the Five Powers that are found within the larger text of the Seven-Point Mind Training. The five powers are the synthesis for practice for one life.
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Seven-Point Mind Training – Session 16
Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. This is the 16th 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…
Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature: The Origins of True Dissatisfaction
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…
Approaching Buddhism: The Eight Verses of Mind Training
In this session, John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers a helpful modern perspective on the Eight Verses of Mind Training as presented in the Tibetan Buddhist lineages. He specifically speaks about how recognizing other sentient beings as precious for our journey to spiritual awakening. With the thought of…
Lamrim: Stages of the Path to Enlightenment – Session 30
Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John Bruna. This is the 30th session in a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. The topic is the Six Perfections, this session is on concentration. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The…
The Four Noble Truths: Closing Remarks
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…
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: How a Precious Human Life is Meaningful
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues to teach from the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” focusing this week on how we can engage in this precious human birth with meaning and purpose. He describes the essential practice of cultivating our motivation when engaging in our daily actions which…
