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Way of Compassion Dharma Center
Traditional Buddhist teachings that are practical and relevant for everyday life in the modern world.
Episodes
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 13 - Three Marks of Existence
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna unpacks the analytical meditations on the three marks of existence, which are impermanence, unsatisfactory…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 12 - Integrating the Lam Rim Teachings
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses the importance of integrating the Lam Rim topics into our lives. He gives advice on how to go through…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 11 - Preparatory Practices for a Meditation Session
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues on the theme of meditation, teaching how to structure a meditation session by first engaging in the 6…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 10 - Varieties of Meditation
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses three different types of meditation as discussed in the book "Foundations of Buddhist Practice" by His…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 09 - How to Structure a Meditation Session
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses how to structure a meditation session to have it be an effective practice that can transform our…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 08 - Becoming a Receptive Disciple
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, begins this Dharma talk by answering many questions from students. He then continues…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 07 - Becoming a Qualified Disciple
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers a teaching about becoming a qualified disciple so that our practice and…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 06 - Choosing Our Spiritual Mentors
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, centers a discussion around how important it is for us to choose our spiritual…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 05 - Gaining Nondeceptive Knowledge
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, unpacks the buddhist wisdom of evident objects, obscured objects, and very obscured…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 04 - The Two Truths
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna illuminates important distinctions between conventional reality and ultimate reality known as the "Two Truths"…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 03 - The Third and Fourth Seals
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives a teaching on the third and fourth seals of Buddhism. He gives clarity on the wisdom that realizes all…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 02 - The Second of the Four Seals
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives commentary on the second seal of Buddhism. He describes how we experience unsatisfactoriness in life due…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 01 - The Four Seals
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna begins commentary on a new text. This text is "Foundation of Buddhist Practice" and is composed by His Holiness…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 56 - Signs of Progress
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna describes multiple ways that we can see signs of progress on the path to awakening. He gives examples about how…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 55 - Checking Our Meditative Experiences
In this episode, John Bruna unpacks teachings from the book, The Foundation of Buddhist Practice, about evaluating our meditative experiences. John illuminates…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 54 - Don't Skip the Foundation
In this episode, John Bruna, Spiritual Director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, speaks about the importance of creating a strong foundation in the Four…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 53 - A Spacious View of Practice
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers a Dharma talk on how we develop sustainably along the path of awakening. He discusses how steady effort…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 52 - Healthy Expectations and Proper Practice
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives a talk on some healthy expectations for our Dharma practice and how a balanced practice maintains an…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 51 - Making Progress on the Path
Spiritual director John Bruna offers commentary and clarity on how we can evaluate our practice in a realistic way and gives useful tools for us to make…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 50 - Study, Reflection, and Meditation
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives guidance on the three levels of learning that bring about irreversible faith and confidence in the…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 49 - Prayers and Rituals
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna unpacks teachings on prayers and rituals by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 48 - Purification and Collection of Merit
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives a powerful commentary on the text Approaching Buddhism by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 47 - Proper Practice
The Way of Compassion Dharma Center's spiritual director, John Bruna, discusses the topic of blessings in Tibetan Buddhism. He speaks about how blessings are…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 46 - Wisdom and Faith
The Way of Compassion Dharma Center's spiritual director, John Bruna, gives commentary on wisdom and faith as presented in the text Approaching the Buddhist…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 45 - Mental Tools for the Path
The Way of Compassion Dharma Center's spiritual director, John Bruna, offers practical guidance on the mental tools that one uses to engage in Dharma practice…
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Approaching The Buddhist Path 44 - Two Aims and Four Reliances
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna clarifies the technical aspects of the two aims and four reliances as described in the Tibetan Buddhist Lam Rim…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 43 - Motivations for Different Levels of Practitioners
In this session, John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, gives a powerful teaching on the different motivations for…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 42 - The Three Paths
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers a teaching on the different scopes of practice as discussed in Tibetan…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 41 - Skillful Means and Wisdom
In this episode, John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, unpacks the skillful means and wisdom aspects of the Eight Verses…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 40 - The Eight Worldly Concerns
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, provides insightful instruction on the eighth verse of mind training. He illuminates…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 39 - Compassion, Loving-Kindness, and Forgiveness
The Way of Compassion Dharma Center spiritual director, John Bruna, helps us understand and integrate teachings on cultivating love and compassion for those…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 38 - Verse Five of the Eight Verses of Mind Training
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers a teaching and guidance on the fifth verse of the eight verses of mind…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 37 - Verse Four of the Eight Verses of Mind Training
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives commentary on verse four of the Eight Verses of Mind Training: Whenever I see ill-natured beings, Or those…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 36 - Verse Three of the Eight Verses of Mind Training
In this episode, John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers commentary and guidance on the third verse of the Eight…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 35 - Verse Two of the Eight Verses of Mind Training
In this episode, John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers guidance and clarity on the second of eight verses of Mind…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 34 - Eight Verses of Mind Training
In this session, John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers a helpful modern perspective on the Eight Verses of Mind…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 33 - Mind Training as a Means to Greater Happiness
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers practical and powerful guidance on Buddhist mind training. He describes how our…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 32 - The Benefits of Altruism
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, talks about the Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice of great compassion. In this…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 31 - Bodhicitta
In this episode, John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers commentary and guidance on the text "Approaching the…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 30 - Motivations
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna goes in depth on the importance of our motivation in Dharma practice. He outlines four different motivations of…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 29 - The Importance of Kindness and Compassion
In this episode, John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, gives commentary and guidance for entering the Buddhist Path…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 28 - The Four Authenticities
In this episode John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, offers commentary on the text "Approaching Buddhism" by His Holiness…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 27 - History and Various Traditions
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues to give commentary on the text "Approaching the Buddhist Path" by His Holiness…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 26 - Survival of the Most Cooperative
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues the discussion in the text "Approaching Buddhism" by His Holiness the…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 25 - A Good State of Mind
The Way of Compassion Dharma Center's spiritual director, John Bruna, engages in conversation and guidance around cultivating a good state of mind. John begins…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 24 - Constructive Actions
John Bruna, the Spiritual Director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, provides practical guidance and methods to cultivate constructive actions. He speaks…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 23 - Cultivating Beneficial Emotions
John Bruna, the Spiritual Director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues to offer his commentary on the text "Approaching the Buddhist Path" by His…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 22 - Synthesis of a Daily Practice
John Bruna, the Spiritual Director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues to offer his commentary on the text "Approaching Buddhism" by His Holiness…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 21 - Analytical Meditation and Great Compassion
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion, continues his commentary on the text Approaching the Buddhist Path, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 20 - The Antidote of Wisdom
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a variety of perspectives based in wisdom that act as antidotes to our mentally afflicted states. He also…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 19 - Afflictions, Antidotes, and Purification
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation continues to offer guidance and clarity around more subtle afflictions of the mind. He…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 18 - Afflictions and Antidotes
John Bruna, Spiritual Director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues to offer commentary and guidance on the text "Approaching the Buddhist Path"…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 17 - Emotional Intelligence
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues commentary on the theme of emotional intelligence, referencing the text Approaching the Buddhist Path…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 16 - Emotions and Survival
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, discusses emotions from modern psychological and Buddhist perspectives . He…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 15 - Disillusionment
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, continues to offer commentary and guidance on the text "Approaching Buddhism" by His…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 14 - Responding to Anger
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna continues teaching about anger. He offers commentary on different perspectives of anger and how the different…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 13 - Mental Afflictions
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses the different aspects of fear and anger as mentally afflictive states and wisdom. He offers clarity…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 12 - Emotional Intelligence
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, gives guidance around the Buddhist view of emotional intelligence. Positive emotions…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 11 - Mind and Emotions
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, continues the discussion of the path to awakening as presented in the book "Approaching…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 10 - The Possibility of Freedom
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, continues the discussion of the path to awakening as presented in the book "Approaching…