In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives guidance on understanding actions and their consequences, known as Karma. In the Buddhist worldview, Karma is an underlying natural law of reality that is complex and difficult to know. John offers a clear and simple framework for understanding karma and the 4 aspects that provide the framework for how our actions create the reality we experience.
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…
Spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, John Bruna, gives a commentary on the origins of duhkha or dissatisfaction based on a section of text from the book “Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John talks about how our habits driven by misperception can…
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives commentary on the second seal of Buddhism. He describes how we experience unsatisfactoriness in life due to karma and mental afflictions. John also discusses how misperception leads to attachment and aversion which turns the wheel of suffering.
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 June 29, 2016. The teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a secure, tax-deductible donation to support the teachings, please…
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…
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna begins the new year with a new text titled “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by Kathleen McDonald. John describes the benefit of this style of Lam Rim text and gives guidance on how we can effectively engage with these teachings from week to week….