How To Practice – Session 7
In this session, John continues in the text ‘How To Practice’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. John spends some time expanding on ethical discipline and speaks about the importance of finding a qualified teacher.
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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, A Synthesis of Practice for One Life. Our teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a…
Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature: Four Attributes of the First Noble Truth
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna begins teaching on the 16 attributes of the Four Noble Truths, as presented in the Text “Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. He discusses the truth of impermanence and explains how understanding and accepting impermanence can relieve much suffering…
Seven-Point Mind Training – Session 25
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…
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: People are Mirrors
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the Text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path”. He explores the topic of how other people are mirrors showing us our own mental afflictions. John skillfully guides us to understand that our interactions and perceptions of others are actually showing us…
Approaching Buddhism: The Eight Verses of Mind Training
In this session, John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers a helpful modern perspective on the Eight Verses of Mind Training as presented in the Tibetan Buddhist lineages. He specifically speaks about how recognizing other sentient beings as precious for our journey to spiritual awakening. With the thought of…
The Six Perfections – Session 5
John Bruna continues to teach on the six perfections. Generosity, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom. These practices coupled with the motivation of Bodhicitta are the practices of a Bodhisattva.
