How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: Great Compassion

Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. John is currently teaching the text, Seven-Point Mind Training by Chekawa Yeshe Dorje. In this session, John expands upon the 4th point, A Synthesis of Practice for One Life. Our teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a…

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.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna illuminates important distinctions between conventional reality and ultimate reality known as the “Two Truths”. He describes these two truths in detail and shows how they are not separate thus steering us away from a nihilistic view and towards the middle way view of dependent origination.

  John Bruna is the spiritual director and main teacher at the Way of Compassion Dharma Center. At the request of students, John la is providing in-depth teachings of the Lam Rim within Tibetan Buddhism. This session continues the discussion of the preparatory practices that one does before and during meditation sessions. Specifically, there is…

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John (Chophel) Bruna. This is the ninth session of a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. In this session John covers the topic of Refuge. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date of…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna focuses in on the antidotes to suffering. He presents a commentary that invites us to bring practical practices into our daily lives to slowly yet consistently erode misperceptions that lie at the root of our dissatisfaction and stresses.