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

In this session, John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers a helpful modern perspective on the Eight Verses of Mind Training as presented in the Tibetan Buddhist lineages. He specifically speaks about how recognizing other sentient beings as precious for our journey to spiritual awakening. With the thought of…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers commentary on how we can cultivate great compassion known as bodhicitta by repaying the kindness of others. He speaks about how the urge to repay the kindness of others arises naturally when we reflect on the kindness we have received.

John Bruna finishes a series on the Six Perfections. In this video John relates these perfections and how to apply them to challenging situations.

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 continues teaching on the Seventh Point, The Practices of Training the Mind. Our teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by offering guidance on the antidotes to anger. He helps us come to a clear understanding about the common misconceptions of justified anger based on the Buddhist understanding of anger as one of…

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 6, 2016. The teachings are always offered freely. If you would like to make a secure, tax-deductible donation to support the teachings, please…