How To Practice – Session 7

John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, teaches about the spread of Buddhism throughout the world and the cultural overlays that blend with Buddhism as it manifests in different countries. He speaks about the importance of how the Buddha taught to different mind streams of different sentient beings but always…

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the teachings of the law of karma which are presented in the book “Foundations of Buddhist Practice” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John gives a comprehensive explanation of what role our actions play in the creation of karma and…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna begins a series of teachings that will give an in-depth view of the 12 links of dependent origination. He spends this session talking about the first link, defined as ignorance or misperception, that is specifically an inaccurate way of perceiving ourselves as independent and inherently existent.

Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. This session summarizing the first three points of mind training. The teaching took place on September 13, 2017 at our center in Carbondale, CO. Our teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a secure, tax-deductible donation to support the…

  John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers teachings on emptiness by focusing on how things are dependently originated. He speaks about the Buddhist worldview that the roots of suffering are cut with the realization of emptiness.