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 our experience as we develop along the path of awakening.
Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John Bruna. The topic is wisdom – understanding emptiness. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date of this teaching was on November 4, 2015. The teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a secure,…
In this episode, John begins his commentary on a new text that was written as a collaborative effort by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John offers helpful ways to understand the Buddhist view on the Self by investigating these two questions: Does the self exist and is there a beginning to…
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers a Dharma talk on how we develop sustainably along the path of awakening. He discusses how steady effort and adopting a spacious view will serve us on the journey. John also discusses how we can engage with the worldview of multiple lives and continued consciousness at a…
John Bruna offers commentary and guidance around the Lam Rim teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. The Lam Rim is systematized teachings known as the graduated stages on the path to Enlightenment. In this session, John covers the topic of precious human rebirth in the Small Scope of the path to awakening. Specifically, he speaks on…
John Bruna, Spiritual Director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, discusses and unpacks dependent arising as it relates to the triple gem (The Buddha, The Dharma, and The Sangha). This session is a continuation of a series of teachings based on the book “Approaching Buddhism” by Venerable Thubten Chödron and His Holiness the Dalai…
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…
