What does it mean to be a Buddhist? (Session 3)

Way of Compassion Foundation Dharma Talk facilitated by John Bruna. This is the 25th session in a series of teachings on the Lamrim, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. The topic is aspiring and engaged bodhicitta. The Dharma teachings are hosted by the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale, Colorado. The date of this teaching…

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna teaches how we can engage with the teachings on Emptiness in a practical and transformative way. He describes various strategies for focusing on reality-based living that will lead to less suffering in our experience. John’s guidance is rooted in the buddhist teachings on Nirvana by way of the…

John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues to offer commentary and guidance on the text “Approaching Buddhism” by Venerable Thubten Chödron and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this session, John gives clarity of what Buddhism understands as the self. Following reasoning and discerning wisdom, John describes the process of…

  John Bruna expresses the view of right intention based in renunciation, harmlessness, and goodwill. In this talk, John also describes the importance of Self Compassion in a Dharma practice.

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 topic of the teachings is the role of meditation in the context of the Three Higher Trainings. The date of this teaching was on April 13, 2016. The teachings…

The Way of Compassion Dharma Center spiritual director, John Bruna, helps us understand and integrate teachings on cultivating love and compassion for those individuals who have hurt us deeply. He illuminates how engaging in a relationship with a transactional mindset sets us up for suffering and how our expectations of others should be realistic. John…