How To Practice – Session 24

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna introduces a variety of graduated steps that will lead us to the great resolve of bodhicitta, in which one takes on the personal responsibility of removing the suffering of every sentient being. He invites us to keep this vision in our minds while offering practical practices that meet…

John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues to offer guidance and commentary on the text “Approaching Buddhism” by venerable Thubten Chödron and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. John speaks about the Buddhist view that the mind is not the brain and how the focus of Buddhist practice is to…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path”. This talk focuses on the third noble truth, which is the reality that samsara can be healed from the root through the medicine of wisdom. True cessation is the Buddhist promise of complete freedom…

John Bruna presents the mind training of the Five Powers that are found within the larger text of the Seven-Point Mind Training. The five powers are the synthesis for practice for one life.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues last week’s discussion on the Perfection of Wisdom in the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path”. He introduces and gives guidance on three different types of wisdom that are presented in the text, while also more broadly discussing various wisdoms that we will…

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…