How to Practice – Session 2
John Bruna continues to provide commentary on the text ‘How to Practice’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this session, John touches on the topic of contentment.

John Bruna continues to provide commentary on the text ‘How to Practice’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this session, John touches on the topic of contentment.

John Bruna teaches at the Way of Compassion Dharma Center. This teaching is a continuation of the Five Powers which is mind training found within the larger text of the Seven-Point Mind Training. These practices are powerful and are to be put into practice in daily life.

John Bruna and the Way of Compassion Dharma Center are delighted to be offering a series of traditional Tibetan Buddhist teachings on the Lam Rim also known as the ‘Graduated Stages on the Path to Enlightenment’. In this session, John offers commentary on different stages of practice and motivations. Specifically, John speaks about dying…

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma teaching facilitated by John Bruna. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date of this teaching was on August 24, 2016. The teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a secure, tax-deductible donation to support the teachings, please…

Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. This teaching is the 7th session in a series of teachings on Seven-Point Mind Training. It is on the second point, Consider the World as Dreamlike. The teaching took place on April 19, 2017 at our center in Carbondale, CO. Our teachings are…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues to comment on hinderances to our spiritual growth by focusing in on sensual desire and craving. He offers helpful guidance on how to balance our lives with enjoying sensual pleasures and cultivating contentment.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives guidance on how we can train in the skill of equanimity. He gives many valuable perspective shifts that help us engage with people who harm us or harm others. Equanimity is the baseline for cultivating Bodhicitta, which is the only motivation that will lead us to the…