Approaching Buddhism: Making Progress on the Path

John Bruna continues to teach and guide through the Eightfold Noble Path. He moves through Right Livelihood and Right Effort in this teaching.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers a powerful talk on cultivating the antidotes to a form of laziness that manifests as discouragement and self-criticism. He suggests finding a balanced perspective where we continually develop a sense of self-worth but avoid a self-centered attitude that thinks about “me” as more important than others.

  John Bruna, Spiritual director of the Way of Compassion foundation continues to offer commentary and guidance on the text “The Four Noble Truths” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this session, John moves into the Third Noble Truth known as the truth of cessation.

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John Bruna. This is the 24th session in a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. The topic is equalizing and exchange self for others method of cultivating bodhcitta. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale,…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives guidance on how we can train in the skill of equanimity. He gives many valuable perspective shifts that help us engage with people who harm us or harm others. Equanimity is the baseline for cultivating Bodhicitta, which is the only motivation that will lead us to the…