Approaching Buddhism: Making Progress on the Path

John Bruna dives into the text ‘How To Practice’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this session, John adds commentary on the practice of calm abiding / Shamatha meditation.

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….

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses how to structure a meditation session to have it be an effective practice that can transform our Dharma practice into the entirety of our life.

In this session, John Bruna goes through the Third Noble Truth and starts into the Fourth Noble Truth, the path that leads to liberation. In this text, His Holiness presents the path as the Three Higher Trainings of ethics, concentration, and wisdom.

John Bruna moves into the Perfection of Wisdom in this Dharma discussion. We begin with wisdom and end with wisdom on this path. The Six Perfections are the practices of generosity, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom. With Bodhicitta as a motivation, these are the practices of a Bodhisattva.

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John (Chophel) Bruna. This is the fifth session of a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. In this session John covers the topic of relying on a spiritual teacher. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center…