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Way of Compassion Dharma Center
Traditional Buddhist teachings that are practical and relevant for everyday life in the modern world.
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How To See Yourself as You Really Are 05 - Extending Help
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna transitions into a section of text that focuses on how we can extend help to others. In particular, he offers…
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How to See Yourself as You Really Are 04 - Persistence and Hope
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to comment on the text How to See Yourself as You Really Are by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. John…
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How to See Yourself as You Really Are 03 - Dependent Arising
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna goes right to the roots of suffering with a clear and focused discussion about our fundamental misperceptions…
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How to See Yourself as You Really Are 02 - How to Undermine Ignorance
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the root cause of suffering. He details how misperception of how we exist leads us…
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How to See Yourself as you Really Are 01 - Misperception and Elaboration
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna begins commentary on a new text by His Holiness the Dalai Lama titled “How to See Yourself as you Really Are.”…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 15 - The Four Supreme Strivings
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna teaches from Grand Junction, Colorado, and offers a glance view of the Buddhist path, covering many foundational…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 14 - Overcoming Hindrances
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on overcoming the 5 hindrances as presented in the text "Following in the Buddha's…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 13 - Antidotes to Hindrances
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a clear presentation of antidotes to the five hindrances to shamatha meditation and our path of…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 12 - Counteracting Hindrances
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna begins his guidance on overcoming the five hindrances, specifically in the phase of achieving shamatha, and more…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 11 - Hindrance of Deluded Doubt
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to discuss the hindrances to our spiritual practice, and specifically the achievement of shamatha. He…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 10 - Hindrance of Restlessness
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna engages us in a Dharma talk focused on the hindrance of restlessness. He describes how our distracted minds are…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 09 - Hinderance of Lethargy
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna talks about how the hindrance of lethargy and sleepiness impacts our opportunity to live a meaningful life. He…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 08 - Hinderance of Malice
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers clarifying guidance on how we can relate with malice and other forms of ill will in a healthy way. He…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 07 - Hinderance of Sensual Desire
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to offer commentary on the text “Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps”. He expands the depth of…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 06 - Craving and Contentment
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to comment on hinderances to our spiritual growth by focusing in on sensual desire and craving. He…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 05 - Obstacles and Antidotes
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives clear and practical guidance on obstacles to our spiritual practice by focusing on the 5 hinderances. He…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 04 - Ethical Conduct
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna speaks about the importance of ethical conduct when engaging in a spiritual path. He shows the…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 03 - Dependent Origination
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to focus on the deep roots of wisdom within the Buddha’s teachings. He guides us to more clearly see…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 02 - The Mind's Potential
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna discusses the Mind’s potential and a variety of obstructions in our minds that prevent us from experiencing our…
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Following in the Buddha's Footsteps 01- Refuge in Reality
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna begins his commentary on the text “Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps,” written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 68 - Perfecting Wisdom
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives his last dharma talk from the text, “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path”. In this final session he…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 67 - Wisdom in Practice
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna guides us deeper into Buddhist wisdom. He helps us deepen our understanding and practices for cultivating the…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 66 - Sense of Self
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers guidance regarding the wisdom aspect of Buddhism. He describes how the sense of self that we have is a…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 65 - The Two Truths
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna hosts a discussion and offers commentary about how we can engage with the perfection of wisdom in our daily…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 64 - The Wisdom of Emptiness
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna dives deeper into the perfection of wisdom within the Mahayana path of Tibetan Buddhism. He skillfully presents…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 63 - Three Types of Wisdom
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues last week’s discussion on the Perfection of Wisdom in the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 62 - Perfection of Wisdom
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna begins his commentary on the topic of the perfection of wisdom. He gives us some practical steps to take that…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 61 - Shamatha Meditation
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a clarifying talk about the practice of shamatha meditation, also known as calm abiding. He gives useful…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 60 - Perfection of Concentration
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna focuses on the topic of training the mind in attention by giving clear guidance on the practice of shamatha and…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 59 - Laziness of Busyness
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna discusses one of the main obstacles to our Dharma Practice called the Laziness of Busyness. He gives us many…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 58 - Perfection of Joyous Effort
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a commentary on The Perfection of Joyous Effort. He speaks about the benefits of this practice and some…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 56 - Perfection of Ethics
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers an overview of the path through a brief description of the Noble Eightfold Path. He then specifically…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 56 - Losar Teaching and Purification Practice
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna teaches on Losar, welcoming in the year of the Fire Horse with a teaching about the 3 higher trainings of…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 55 - Renunciation and Patience
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a talk on patience and renunciation. He offers a modern interpretation of these two important aspects of…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 54 - Perfection of Generosity
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna teaches on the perfection of generosity within the context of the 6 perfections of Tibetan Buddhism. He…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 53 - Tonglen Practice
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna clarifies the powerfully transformative practice of tonglen. He speaks about this practice of giving and taking…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 52 - Exchanging Self and Others
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path”. This week he gives practical guidance…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 51 - Benefits of Cherishing Others
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives in-depth commentary and guidance on the benefits of cherishing others. He speaks about how we can engage…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 50 - Self-Centeredness
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives commentary and guidance on how self-centeredness is at the core of our suffering. He offers advice on how…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 49 - Disadvantages of Self-Centeredness
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives his commentary on the disadvantages of self-centeredness. He gives a variety of practical techniques to…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 48 - Equalizing Oneself with Others
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna covers one of the meditation methods for cultivating Bodhicitta known as Equalizing oneself with others. He…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 47 - The Suffering of Self-Centeredness
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by Kathleen McDonald. The focus…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 46 - Bodhicitta
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna comes to the culminating phase of the seven-point cause and result for cultivating bodhicitta. This seventh and…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 45 - Great Resolve
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna introduces a variety of graduated steps that will lead us to the great resolve of bodhicitta, in which one takes…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 44 - Cultivating Love
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna teaches us some valuable techniques for cultivating love. He suggests meditation methods that can aid in our…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 43 - Repaying Kindness
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers commentary on how we can cultivate great compassion known as bodhicitta by repaying the kindness of…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 42 - The Kindness of Our Mothers
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to discuss how we can develop the foundation and motivation of the Mahayana path: Great Compassion. He…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 41 - Mamaste
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to give commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path”. He unpacks the first two…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 40 - Cultivating Equanimity
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives guidance on how we can train in the skill of equanimity. He gives many valuable perspective shifts that…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 39 - Cultivating Bodhicitta
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a variety of techniques for developing equanimity for three different categories of people: friends…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 38 - Benefits of Bodhicitta
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna talks about how bodhicitta is the foundation of the Mahayana path of Buddhism. He spends time during this…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 37 - Renunciation and Great Compassion
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path.” He discusses how renunciation…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 36 - Great Compassion
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to give his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path.” John discusses the…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 35 - Four Doors to Downfalls
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to give his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path.” The section of the…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 34 - The Benefits of Ethics
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a clarifying commentary on the benefits of ethics in our lives and specifically on the path to…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 33 - The Three Higher Trainings
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna speaks about the relationship between ethics, concentration, and wisdom within the Buddhist context of the three…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 32 - Antidotes to Suffering
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna focuses in on the antidotes to suffering. He presents a commentary that invites us to bring practical practices…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 31 - True Cessation
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path.” This talk focuses on the third noble…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 30 - A Meaningful Death
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna discusses what it means to have a meaningful death. He includes a description of the 8 phases of dissolution as…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 29 - Six Factors that Cause Delusions
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to comment on the Text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by offering clear guidance and…