How To Practice – Session 15
John Bruna continues to offer commentary and guidance on the text How To Practice by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this session, John speaks about the Bodhisattva commitment and the six perfections.
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In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the Text, “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by Kathleen McDonald. John lays a foundation for his teaching on the 4 fundamental general characteristics of Karma and covers the first of these characteristics. He offers a helpful inroad to the reality…
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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 5th point, The Measure of Having Trained the Mind. Our teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a…
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Foundations of Buddhist Practice: Characteristics of Karma
In this session, John Bruna unpacks the commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron on the characteristics of Karma. John takes time to clarify how karma is definite and expandable. He also talks about how we will not experience the effect of an action that we have not done and how…
Approaching Buddhism: Dependent Arising and the Three Jewels
John Bruna, Spiritual Director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, discusses and unpacks dependent arising as it relates to the triple gem (The Buddha, The Dharma, and The Sangha). This session is a continuation of a series of teachings based on the book “Approaching Buddhism” by Venerable Thubten Chödron and His Holiness the Dalai…
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