Approaching Buddhism: Making Progress on the Path
Spiritual director John Bruna offers commentary and clarity on how we can evaluate our practice in a realistic way and gives useful tools for us to make sustainable progress on the path.
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Seven-Point Mind Training – Session 12
Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. This teaching is the 12th session in a series of teachings on Seven-Point Mind Training. The teaching includes the practice of tonglen and took place on May 24, 2017 at our center in Carbondale, CO. Our teachings are always offered freely. If…
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: Disadvantages of Delusions
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…
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: Four Doors to Downfalls
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues to give his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path”. The section of the text that he discusses is focused on the four doors to downfalls which are: not knowing, carelessness, lack of respect, and delusions.
The Six Perfections – Session 2
John Bruna continues a series of talks on the Six Perfections or Paramitas: Generosity, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom. With Bodhicitta, these are the practices of a Bodhisattva.
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: Precious Human Life
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna begins the new year with a new text titled “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by Kathleen McDonald. John describes the benefit of this style of Lam Rim text and gives guidance on how we can effectively engage with these teachings from week to week….
How to Practice – Session 1
John Bruna begins teaching and commentary on the text ‘How To Practice’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. During this session, John offers an introduction to the text and focuses in on the topic of the suffering of change.
