In this session, spiritual director John Bruna teaches on the perfection of generosity within the context of the 6 perfections of Tibetan Buddhism. He describes how generosity counteracts our attachment and self-centeredness, which are the roots of our suffering, and offers practical guidance on how to engage in generosity in our daily lives.
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives commentary on the stages of practice leading to liberation with a focus on mindfully engaging in wholesome actions in our daily lives. He talks about the essential practices of cultivating merit and purifying negativities which both clarify our minds and nurture the conditions for realizations to arise…
In this session, Spiritual Director John Bruna talks about the path of a bodhisattva as the six perfections of generosity, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom. He also translates these perfections into a variety of different practices that can meet us where we are right now regardless of our scope of motivation within the…
Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John (Chophel) Bruna. Topic: Eightfold Path in Daily Life – Session Four. In this session John covers Right Speech, Right Action and Right Livelihood. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date of this teaching was on January 7, 2015. The…
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, continues the discussion of the path to awakening as presented in the book “Approaching Buddhism” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chödron. John discusses how the Buddhist path offers the potential for completely removing suffering from ones experience. He speaks about…
Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. During this teaching, John offers the foundation of the Lamrim Chenmo teachings laying the groundwork for the upcoming teachings by Venerable Gyalten Samten from New Delhi, India. The Lamrim Chenmo are the graduated stages on the path to Enlightenment based in…
John Bruna, of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues to offer commentary and guidance around the Lam Rim or stages of the path to Enlightenment. In this session, John starts into the intermediate scope by adding Commentary to the Buddha’s teachings on the 4 noble truths. Much of this session is focused on…