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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 Meditate on the Stages of the Path 28 - Impermanence as an Antidote to Attachment
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives a talk on how Impermanence is a remedy for attachment. He offers practices we can engage in to take the…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 27 - Antidotes to Attachment
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a dharma talk on the antidotes to attachment by thoroughly illustrating how we misperceive the source of…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 26 - People Are Mirrors
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the text, "How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path". He explores the topic of how…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 25 - Reflect on Karma
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives a dharma teaching on the importance of reflecting on karma and clarifies many misconceptions that arise…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 24 - Antidotes to Anger
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by offering guidance on the…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 23 - Disadvantages of Delusions
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna speaks about the disadvantages of delusions and helps us understand how delusions give rise to destructive…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 22 - Deluded Doubt
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to offer his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by discussing deluded…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 21 - Arrogance
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to offer his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by discussing…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 20 - Anger
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to offer his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by discussing anger…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 19 - Attachment
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a clarifying talk that centers around one of the root mental afflictions described in Tibetan Buddhism…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 18 - Origins of Suffering
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna discusses the deepest roots of suffering. He talks about how the views we hold of ourselves are out of alignment…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 17 - Suffering and Renunciation
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his guidance of the Path to Awakening through a discussion of the 8 different types of suffering…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 16 - Exploring the Stages of Practice
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a teaching on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by discussing a few analytical meditations and how…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 15 - Purification
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna illuminates the practice of purifying negative karma. He unpacks the 4 opponent powers of Regret, Reliance…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 12 - Refuge in Reality
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna helps us understand what it means to take refuge in the teachings of the awakened ones. He talks about how what…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 14 - Understanding Karma
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives guidance on understanding actions and their consequences, known as Karma. In the Buddhist worldview, Karma…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 13 - Characteristics of Karma
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…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 11 - Understanding Refuge
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives a talk about the Buddhist view of Samsara and the true causes of suffering. Upon this foundation, he then…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 10 - Karma
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna unpacks the complicated Buddhist understanding of Karma. His practical approach gives us an easy entrance into…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 09 - Subtle Impermanence
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers a talk on subtle impermanence. He talks about how bringing this aspect of reality into our daily thoughts…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 08 - Dying Peacefully
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna discusses an important topic about how to engage in the dying process with more peace. He covers three specific…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 07 - Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to Dharma
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna discusses the preliminary practices known as the four thoughts that turn the mind to dharma. He offers…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 06 - Death and Impermanence
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his guidance and commentary with the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path.” His…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 05 - Gain and Loss
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna deepens his commentary on the eight worldly dharmas by focusing on gain and loss. He offers a wise and gentle…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - March 1st, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 04 - The Eight Worldly Dharmas
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers guidance on identifying important and subtle distinctions between actions motivated by the eight worldly…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - February 24th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - February 22nd, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - February 21st, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - February 20th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - February 19th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - February 18, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - February 10, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation - February 6th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation - February 7, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation - February 8th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 03 - The Rarity of a Precious Human Life
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers important contemplations about the rarity of our precious human life. He gives guidance on how we can…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - February 5th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - February 4, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 02 - How A Precious Human Life Is Meaningful
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues to teach from the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” focusing this week on how we can…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 27th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 24th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 01 - Precious Human Life
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna begins the new year with a new text titled “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by Kathleen McDonald…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 23rd, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 22nd, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 21st, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 20, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 18th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 17th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature 37 - A Mind of Clear Comprehension
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives his final Dharma talk of 2024 and concludes his commentary on the book Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 16th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 15th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 14th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature 36 - Is Liberation Possible?
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives guidance and a powerful perspective on how liberation is possible through understanding the clear light…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 13th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 11th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 10, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 9th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 8th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…
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Morning Motivation with John Bruna - January 7th, 2025
John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. These motivations are taken from the…