Challenging Times Offer Opportunity

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John Bruna. This is the 29th session in a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. The topic far-reaching attitude of joyful effort. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date of this teaching…

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John Bruna. This is the 26th session in a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. The topic far-reaching attitude of generosity. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date of this teaching was…

John Bruna provides commentary on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s text ‘How To Practice’. In this session, John goes through the practice of reciting the Refuge and Bodhicitta prayer.

In this episode, John Bruna offers practical instruction on how to relate to the Buddhist view of Karma (actions and their consequences) in a healthy and practical way.

  John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, offers final commentary on the second noble truth highlighting the primary causes and secondary causes (conditions) for mental afflictions to arise. John also discusses the relationship between karma and consciousness as presented by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the text the 4 noble…

In this session, John Bruna expands on the discussion of the Six Perfections specifically working into the perfection of concentration. These Six Paramitas (Perfections), with Bodhicitta as the motivation, are the practices of a Bodhisattva.