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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
- Way of Compassion Dharma Center
Approaching the Buddhist Path 09 - Dependent Origination and The Three Jewels
John Bruna, Spiritual Director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, discusses and unpacks dependent arising as it relates to the triple gem (The Buddha, The…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 08 - Dependent Arising and Emptiness
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers commentary and elaboration on dependent origination and emptiness as presented in…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 07 - The Four Truths of the Aryas
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues his commentary on the text "Approaching Buddhism" by His Holiness the…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 06 - Exploring the Self
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues to offer commentary and guidance on the text "Approaching Buddhism" by…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 05 - Mind and Rebirth
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna expands on the Buddhist view of the mind, continuity of consciousness, and rebirth. Following Buddhist logic and…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 04 - The Relative Nature of Mind
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna, speaks about the primacy of mind in Buddhism, and discusses in depth the relative nature of mind. He speaks…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 03 - A Discerning Exploration
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues commentary on the initial section of the text "Approaching Buddhism" by His…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 02 - The Meaning of Life
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers commentary on the book "Approaching Buddhism" by His Holiness the Dalai Lama…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path 01 - Introduction
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, begins a new series of teachings on Approaching Buddhism. This series is based on the…
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4 Noble Truths 17 - The Wisdom of Compassion
John Bruna, Spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, continues his commentary on compassion. John speaks about the many ways that compassion…
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4 Noble Truths 16 - His Holiness's Birthday
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna celebrates His Holiness the Dalai Lama's birthday by unpacking a talk he gave on compassion. John speaks about…
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4 Noble Truths 15 - Compassion
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, comments on a public talk given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. John begins by…
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4 Noble Truths 14 - Advice for Practice
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers commentary and closing remarks of the text "The Four Noble Truths" by His…
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4 Noble Truths 13 - The Vajrayana Path
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, offers commentary and guidance on the Vajrayana path as described in the final section of…
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4 Noble Truths 12 - The Six Perfections
John Bruna, Spiritual Director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, offers practical guidance on the six perfections of generosity, ethics, patience, joyous…
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4 Noble Truths 11 - Great Compassion and the Mahayana Path
Spiritual director John Bruna discusses foundational aspects of the Mahayana Path including renunciation and great compassion. He shares practical methods for…
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4 Noble Truths 10 - Emptiness
John Bruna, Spiritual Director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, continues to offer commentary and guidance on the text "The Four Noble Truths" by His…
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4 Noble Truths 09 - The Truth Of Cessation
John Bruna, Spiritual director of the Way of Compassion foundation continues to offer commentary and guidance on the text "The Four Noble Truths" by His…
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4 Noble Truths 08 - Karma, Consciousness, and Causes of Suffering
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, offers final commentary on the second noble truth, highlighting the primary causes and…
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4 Noble Truths 07 - Karma and The Mental Continuum
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion, continues to offer commentary and guidance on the Second Noble Truth the true causes of suffering…
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4 Noble Truths 06 - Introduction to Karma
John Bruna, spiritual director of the Way of Compassion, offers continued guidance on the text "The Four Noble Truths" by his Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this…
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4 Noble Truths 05 - Mental Afflictions (Kleshas)
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers an introduction to the laws of causality called karma, and mental afflictions called kleshas. He speaks…
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Equanimity 03 - Hope and Fear in Challenging Times
This is the last session of a three-part series. Our spiritual director, John Bruna, wraps up the exploration of equanimity by focusing on how each moment…
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4 Noble Truths 04 - True Causes and Tibetan New Year
In this session, our spiritual director, John Bruna, offers guidance on the difference between causes and conditions within the Buddhist worldview. John brings…
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Equanimity 02 - Hope and Fear in Challenging Times
This is the second of three sessions. Our spiritual director, John Bruna, continues the exploration of equanimity in daily life. Many practical examples are…
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Equanimity 01 - Hope and Fear in Challenging Times.
This is the first of three sessions. Our spiritual director, John Bruna, introduces the topic of equanimity, a balanced and composed mind that is able to…
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4 Noble Truths 03 - Types of Suffering
First Noble Truth; Types of Suffering. In this session, our spiritual director, John Bruna, provides guidance and commentary on the second and third types of…
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4 Noble Truths 02 - True Causes of Suffering
In this session, our spiritual director, John Bruna, provides guidance and commentary on the opening remarks of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in the text…