How To Practice – Session 17

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna speaks on 4 different methods of cessation as presented in the Text “Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. Additionally, John talks about the 5 hindrances and how they obstruct our progress on the path to awakening.

John Bruna offers commentary and teachings on the text ‘How To Practice’ by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. In this session, John moves into the Second Noble Truth.

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.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives a teaching on the third and fourth seal of Buddhism. He gives clarity on the wisdom that realizes all phenomena as “selfless” and lacking inherent identity. John discusses how the misperception of our self as being inherently existent leads to anger and attachment. These three together are…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers an overview of the path through a brief description of the 8 fold noble path. He then specifically focuses on the importance of ethics by expanding on the truth that all happiness comes from virtue.