In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the root cause of suffering. He details how misperception of how we exist leads us to identify with “me and mine,” which burrows us deeper into the experience of suffering. John then follows with some strategies on how we can undermine this mechanism and…
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna dips into a different text by His Holiness the Dalai Lama titled “How to See Yourself as you Really Are.” John focuses in on how we misperceive ourselves and objects and how that leads to craving and anger. Specifically, he illustrates how our minds engage in elaboration and…
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on overcoming the 5 hindrances as presented in the text “Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron.
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives a clear and insightful dharma talk on the antidotes to the 5 hindrances to shamatha and our overall spiritual practice.
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna begins his guidance on overcoming the 5 hindrances, specifically in the phase of achieving shamatha, and more generally in our day to day spiritual practices.
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues to discuss the hindrances to our spiritual practice, and specifically the achievement of shamatha. He focuses on the hindrance of deluded doubt by describing and commenting on 3 different types of deluded doubt that block progress on the path.
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna engages us in a dharma talk focused on the hindrance of restlessness. He describes how our distracted minds are limiting the ability for us to engage in a meaningful life and how the more we can overcome restlessness, the more we can experience the mind’s natural state of…
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the text “Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps”. He specifically focuses on the hindrance of lethargy to our spiritual practice.
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers clarifying guidance on how we can relate with malice and other forms of ill will in a healthy way. He describes the destructive nature of anger and shares some practical guidance on how we can allow anger to arise and feel it without impulsively reacting to and…
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues to offer commentary on the text “Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps”. He expands the depth of understanding about the hindrance of sensual desire by offering clarity of how our addictions and attachments prevent us from engaging in a meaningful spiritual journey.