In this session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses what it means to have a meaningful death. He includes a description of the 8 phases of dissolution as taught in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and also describes his personal experience of attending to his teacher Geshe Gyeltsen’s transition and some of the signs of high accomplishment he witnessed at his time of death.
In this Session, spiritual director John Bruna offers commentary on invigorating a dry dharma practice by maintaining a balance of being responsible for our practice but not pushing too hard. John describes and offers a way forward through integrating our dharma practice into our daily activities and engaging in accurate evaluation by observing changes in…
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues to give commentary on the text “Approaching Buddhism” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John discusses the roots of Buddhism by giving a history of the Buddha’s life and teachings. He discusses the importance and interrelationship between different lineages…
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna describes multiple ways that we can see signs of progress on the path to awakening. He gives examples of how our analytical meditations will take root and change our experience of life. John also illuminates how we can engage with life so that all of our experiences become…
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion, offers continued guidance on the text “The Four Noble Truths” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this session, John illustrates the relationship between Karma and Klesha (mental afflictions) and how our actions of body, speech, and mind plant seeds for our future experiences. John…
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path”. This talk focuses on the third noble truth, which is the reality that samsara can be healed from the root through the medicine of wisdom. True cessation is the Buddhist promise of complete freedom…
John Bruna teaches on the 5 powers that are in the Seven Point Mind Training. This is described as the synthesis of practice for a single lifetime. These powers are: The power of resolution, the power of familiarity, the white seed, the power of abandonment, and the power of prayer. If you would like to make…