Seven Point Mind Training – Point 6 – The Pledges

  John Bruna is the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center. His teachings bring joy and clarity to the teachings of the Buddha. In this session, John continues to offer commentary and guidance on the Lam Rim teachings and specifically the topic of taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. John…

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John (Chophel) Bruna. This is the 16th session in a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. In this session John covers the 6 primary mental afflictions. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The…

  John Bruna continues a series of talks on the Six Perfections or Paramitas: Generosity, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom. With Bodhicitta, these are the practices of a Bodhisattva.

Our Way of Compassion Dharma Center’s regular Wednesday teaching facilitated by John Bruna. This teaching is the 8th session in a series of teachings on Seven-Point Mind Training. It is on the second point, Consider the World as Dreamlike, Part 2. The teaching took place on April 26, 2017 at our center in Carbondale, CO. Our…

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives his commentary on the disadvantages of self-centeredness. He gives a variety of practical techniques to slowly overcome this habitual pattern through recognizing more accurately how we exist in the world. John also mentions that the more we can come to know our Buddha Nature and be guided…

  John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, offers final commentary on the second noble truth highlighting the primary causes and secondary causes (conditions) for mental afflictions to arise. John also discusses the relationship between karma and consciousness as presented by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the text the 4 noble…