Seven Point Mind Training – Point 6 – The Pledges

  John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers teachings on emptiness by focusing on how things are dependently originated. He speaks about the Buddhist worldview that the roots of suffering are cut with the realization of emptiness.

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna brings clarity and important distinctions regarding the Eight Worldly Dharmas. He guides us to understand and recognize these Worldly Dharmas in our lives and gives clarity on how we can be sure that when these arise we can practice in a way that leads to liberation.

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John (Chophel) Bruna. This is the 17th session in a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. In this session John covers the disadvantages of mental afflictions. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the Text, “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by Kathleen McDonald. John lays a foundation for his teaching on the 4 fundamental general characteristics of Karma and covers the first of these characteristics. He offers a helpful inroad to the reality…

In this session, John Bruna unpacks the commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron on the characteristics of Karma. John takes time to clarify how karma is definite and expandable. He also talks about how we will not experience the effect of an action that we have not done and how…

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…