Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature: The Seven Forms of Arrogance

  John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, continues to offer commentary and guidance on Lam Rim or graduated stages on the path to Enlightenment. In this session, John unpacks the 4 Laws of Karma and the 4 factors of a complete Karma. May all beings quickly be free from suffering.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses the topic of blessings in Tibetan Buddhism. He speaks about how blessings are received through the dependent origination of teachings of Holy beings and our practice. John tells some stories of his teachers and how they have guided him to understand that one main way we receive…

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna begins commentary on a new text. This text is “Foundation of Buddhist Practice” and is composed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. In this first section, John unpacks the portion of the text that is focused on the Four Seals which are a framework…

John Bruna, Spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers practical and powerful guidance on Buddhist mind training. He describes how our suffering doesn’t so much come from the events of life, but rather from how we relate to the events in our lives. John introduces many ways that we can cultivate the…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna teaches us some valuable techniques for cultivating love. He suggests meditation methods that can aid in our cultivation of loving kindness for ourselves, our loved ones, strangers, and people who challenge us.

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John Bruna. This is the 30th session in a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. The topic is the Six Perfections, this session is on concentration. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The…