Wheel Turning Day
John Bruna of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center offers a special commentary and celebratory teaching on the Wheel Turning Day. This day celebrates the Buddha’s first teaching on the 4 noble truths.
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The Way of Compassion Dharma Center is focused on the foundations of Buddhist Practice. Though our primary lineage is Tibetan Buddhism, we offer teachings that nurture the foundational aspects of the Buddhist path. In this session, John Bruna continues to teach on the Lam Rim (Graduated Stages on the Path to Enlightenment) and the…
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In this session, spiritual director John Bruna helps us understand what it means to take refuge in the teachings of the awakened ones. He talks about how what we are really taking refuge in is the Dharma, which are teachings that ultimately lead us to know reality as it is. John distills the journey to…
Wisdom of Emptiness Part 1
Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma teaching facilitated by John Bruna. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date of this teaching was on August 24, 2016. The teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a secure, tax-deductible donation to support the teachings, please…
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Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John (Chophel) Bruna. Topic: Eightfold Path in Daily Life – Session Three. In this session John covers a review of the first three Noble Truths and Right View and Right Intention. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date…
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In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers an in-depth perspective of the Buddhist notion of taking refuge. He describes how we are taking refuge in the truth and the supportive structures that allow us to nurture a path of increasing clarity and living in accordance with “the way things are”.
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…
