The Five Powers – Session 1

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John (Chophel) Bruna. This is the 18th session in a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. In this session John covers being convinced of the nature of the path of liberation. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the text “Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John gives clarity on how to identify mental afflictions and how specifically misperception, anger, and attachment impact our experience.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives a teaching on the seven forms of arrogance.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna speaks about the disadvantages of delusions and helps us understand how delusions give rise to destructive emotions. He offers finely tuned clarification about afflictive emotions and how we can recognize these emotions as valid experience while maintaining the understanding that they lead to harmful behaviors for ourselves and…

  John Bruna offers commentary and guidance around the Lam Rim teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. The Lam Rim is systematized teachings known as the graduated stages on the path to Enlightenment. In this session, John covers the topic of precious human rebirth in the Small Scope of the path to awakening. Specifically, he speaks on…