Living Mindfully Retreat with John Bruna April 24th – 27th, 2025 Attend in person or online! “Mindfulness is much more than present moment awareness; mindfulness includes and facilitates the cultivation of concentration, wisdom, and the ability to make healthy choices that foster genuine happiness and a meaningful life.”— John Bruna The retreat’s focus will be...
John will return to Miyo Samten Ling this Saturday to give the Ghatika Monthly meditation and talk. You can join online for this live interactive teaching. The Skill of Free Will: Reclaiming our Capacity to Choose with Wisdom Saturday, May 10th, 10:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) 9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. EDT /...
Hosted by the Durango Dharma Center Extracting the Essence of This Rare and Precious Human Birth: A Daylong Retreat with John Bruna Sunday, May 18th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm IN PERSON & ON ZOOM We invite you to join John Bruna, former Buddhist monk and beloved spiritual director of the Way of Compassion...
IN PERSON & ONLINE - Hosted by the Durango Dharma Center This evening's offering will include a sitting meditation and Dharma talk with John Bruna, with John present in the meditation hall. There are two ways to attend this program: 1. Join in person in the meditation hall! There is no need to register—please...
Heroic Heart – Half-Day Retreat May 25th – Online and In Person We are grateful to have the opportunity to gather monthly for these precious teaching. This month’s topic is “Recognizing What is Truly Valuable,” chapter 19 of The Heroic Heart, a commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. These are truly...
Attend Online or In Person! 90 Minute Presentation Saturday, June 14th, 10:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) 9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. Central European Time (CET) John Bruna will return to the Center for Contemplative Research to offer a thought-provoking and heartfelt exploration of the transformative power of metta—the Buddhist...
Heroic Heart Half-Day Retreat June 22nd – In Person and Online We are grateful to have the opportunity to gather monthly for these precious teachings and excited to return to Gunnison, CO to host this month's retreat! This month’s topic is “Giving Peace a Chance,” chapter 20 of The Heroic Heart, a commentary on the Thirty-Seven...
The Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday On Sunday, July 6th, we are delighted to celebrate the 90th Birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. In honor of his birthday, we will be doing the sadhana practice of the Buddha of Compassion, Chenrezig and including long life prayers for His Holiness. The practice of Chenrezig is...
Heroic Heart – Half-Day Retreat July 20th – Online and In Person We are grateful to have the opportunity to gather monthly for these precious teachings. This month’s topic is “Freedom from Greed” based on chapter 21 of The Heroic Heart, a commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. These are...
We are excited to announce that John will offer a 4-week immersive workshop exploring the profound and transformative Tibetan Buddhist sadhana of Four-Armed Chenrezig—the embodiment of enlightened compassion. Rooted in centuries of wisdom and practiced across all Tibetan Buddhist traditions, this sadhana offers a complete spiritual path that nurtures the heart, clarifies the mind, and...