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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Approaching Buddhism: Motivations for Different Levels of Practitioners
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers daily and weekly guidance for those people interested in cultivating genuine happiness by following the wisdom and compassion of Buddhism. In this session, he gives a powerful teaching on the different motivations for different levels of practitioners. He gives commentary on the…
Eightfold Path in Daily Life – Session 8
Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John (Chophel) Bruna. This is the last session of a series titled the Eightfold Path in Daily Life. In this session John (Chophel) Bruna reviews the path and it’s culmination into the wisdom of liberation. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center…
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: Three Types of Wisdom
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues last week’s discussion on the Perfection of Wisdom in the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path”. He introduces and gives guidance on three different types of wisdom that are presented in the text, while also more broadly discussing various wisdoms that we will…
The Six Perfections – Session 5
John Bruna continues to teach on the six perfections. Generosity, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom. These practices coupled with the motivation of Bodhicitta are the practices of a Bodhisattva.
Approaching Buddhism: Dependent Arising and the Three Jewels
John Bruna, Spiritual Director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, discusses and unpacks dependent arising as it relates to the triple gem (The Buddha, The Dharma, and The Sangha). This session is a continuation of a series of teachings based on the book “Approaching Buddhism” by Venerable Thubten Chödron and His Holiness the Dalai…
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: Perfecting Wisdom
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives his last dharma talk from the text, “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path”. In this final session, he continues to offer commentary on the wisdom aspect of Buddhism that aims to eliminate the roots of suffering.
