How To Practice – Session 3

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers an in-depth perspective of the Buddhist notion of taking refuge. He describes how we are taking refuge in the truth and the supportive structures that allow us to nurture a path of increasing clarity and living in accordance with “the way things are”.

John Bruna moves into the Perfection of Wisdom in this Dharma discussion. We begin with wisdom and end with wisdom on this path. The Six Perfections are the practices of generosity, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom. With Bodhicitta as a motivation, these are the practices of a Bodhisattva.

  The Way of Compassion Dharma Center seeks to provide authentic teachings of the Buddhist Dharma in a practical and accessible way. John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion, continues to offer guidance and commentary on the Lam Rim Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. This session is a continuation of the discussion of Karma…

Spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, John Bruna, offers a teaching on the four attributes of the third noble truth or true cessation of suffering. By using this model of understanding, John clarifies the meaning of Nirvana as complete freedom from all mental afflictions rather than a temporary state of bliss, luminosity,…

Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. This teaching is the 8th session in a series of teachings on Seven-Point Mind Training. It is on the second point, Consider the World as Dreamlike, Part 2. The teaching took place on April 26, 2017 at our center in Carbondale, CO. Our…

Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. John is currently teaching the text, Seven-Point Mind Training by Chekawa Yeshe Dorje. In this session, John expands upon the 4th point at the time of death. Our teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a secure, tax-deductible…