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.
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John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, unpacks a section of text from the book “Approaching Buddhism” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chödron. John discusses the Buddhist understanding that the body and mind are not the same and that the brain is not the mind. He…
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John Bruna is the spiritual director and main teacher of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center. His ability to translate the Buddhist Dharma to a western mind with practicality, wisdom, and humor brings the practice of Dharma into daily life. In this session, John continues teaching on the Lam Rim and specifically on the…
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