How to Practice – Session 2

John Bruna continues to teach and offer commentary in this the 4th session on the text ‘How To Practice’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this session John unpacks ethical discipline and the avoidance of the 10 non-virtues.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives a dharma teaching on the importance of reflecting on karma and clarifies many misconceptions that arise from the complex web of actions and their consequences. He folds in an important dynamic of how mental afflictions and karma interrelate and how we can make wise decisions about our…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives a powerful commentary on the text Approaching Buddhism by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John unpacks the topics of purification and accumulation of spiritual merit bringing to light how important these practices are for our wisdom to grow on the path to Enlightenment….

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses an important topic about how to engage in the dying process more peacefully. He covers three specific points of a death meditation that can help us loosen the strings of attachment to our family, friends, possessions, and body. John describes how these analytical meditations can prepare us…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers a talk on subtle impermanence. He talks about how bringing this aspect of reality into our daily thoughts and meditation can help us become an active participant in our own becoming as we are changing all the time.

John Bruna continues teaching and commentary in this session 11 of the text ‘How To Practice’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.