How to Meditate on Stages of the Path: The Rarity of a Precious Human Life

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John Bruna. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date of this teaching was on January 27, 2016. The teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a secure, tax-deductible donation to support the teachings, please…

  John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, continues to offer commentary and guidance on the Lam Rim teachings found in the Tibetan Buddhist lineages. In this week’s session, John speaks continues to offer commentary on the 10 non-virtues within the small scope of practice.

John Bruna continues to teach on the foundations of Buddhist practice by answering the question, “What does it mean to be a Buddhist? This is the third session that is in this series.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers a teaching about becoming a qualified disciple so that our practice and teacher/disciple relationship will bear fruit. He speaks about how one needs to be unprejudiced, intelligent, and interested when listening to and studying the Buddha’s teachings. John also speaks about the need to be open-minded not…

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.

  The Way of Compassion Dharma Center is focused on the foundations of Buddhist Practice. Though our primary lineage is Tibetan Buddhism, we offer teachings that nurture the foundational aspects of the Buddhist path. In this session, John Bruna continues to teach on the Lam Rim (Graduated Stages on the Path to Enlightenment) and the…