How to Practice – Session 2

John Bruna continues to offer commentary and teachings on the text ‘How To Practice’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this session, John speaks about the phases of the dissolution of the elements at the time of death and transition into the next life.

  John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, offers final commentary on the second noble truth highlighting the primary causes and secondary causes (conditions) for mental afflictions to arise. John also discusses the relationship between karma and consciousness as presented by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the text the 4 noble…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives commentary on the second seal of Buddhism. He describes how we experience unsatisfactoriness in life due to karma and mental afflictions. John also discusses how misperception leads to attachment and aversion which turns the wheel of suffering.

In this session, John Bruna expands on the discussion of the Six Perfections specifically working into the perfection of concentration. These Six Paramitas (Perfections), with Bodhicitta as the motivation, are the practices of a Bodhisattva.

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna begins commentary on a new text. This text is “Foundation of Buddhist Practice” and is composed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. In this first section, John unpacks the portion of the text that is focused on the Four Seals which are a framework…

  John Bruna of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center teaches in the wisdom section of the text ‘How To Practice’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this session, John provides an intermediate step to the teachings of emptiness that will be covered in future sessions and covers the two truths.