Way of Compassion Dharma Center

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 speaks about how Bodhicitta begins with equanimity and then moves to seeing all beings as having been our kind mothers. John gives a variety of entry points to this challenging task and offers practical guidance suited for our Western minds. This episode was recorded on October 29th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs...

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 points in the seven-fold cause and effect, focused on the cultivation of bodhicitta. Various perspectives are offered on the methods to develop compassion for all beings and to explore our connection to one another. This episode was recorded on October 22nd, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and...

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 help us engage with people who harm us or harm others. Equanimity is the baseline for cultivating Bodhicitta, which is the only motivation that will lead us to the Enlightenment of a Buddha. This episode was recorded on October 15th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices...

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a variety of techniques for developing equanimity for three different categories of people: friends, enemies, and strangers. He describes how to meet ourselves where we are. and encourages us to expand our circle of loving care to those who are strangers or who have harmed us. This episode was recorded on October 8th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and...

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 teaching speaking about the benefits of great compassion that engages in actions to free all sentient beings from samsara. This episode was recorded on October 1st, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a traditional B...

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 is a gateway to great compassion, also known as "bodhicitta" in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. This episode was recorded on September 24th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a traditional Buddhist center, all of ou...

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 subject of Bodhicitta, also known as Great Compassion in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.  He takes us step by step along the journey of generating an aspiration for Bodhicitta, which is the underlying motivation for enlightenment. This episode was recorded on September 17th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and pr...

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 text that he discusses is focused on the four doors to downfalls which are: not knowing, carelessness, lack of respect, and delusions. This episode was recorded on September 10th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the comm...

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 Enlightenment. He describes how ethics paves the way for deeper states of concentration and eventual realization of emptiness that will free us from Samsara. This episode was recorded on September 3rd, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs...

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna speaks about the relationship between ethics, concentration, and wisdom within the Buddhist context of the three higher trainings. He spends much of this session helping us understand how to begin to view things as they really exist without undermining the valid view of our conventional reality. This episode was recorded on August 27th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the...

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 into our daily lives to slowly yet consistently erode misperceptions that lie at the root of our dissatisfaction and stresses. This episode was recorded on August 20th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a t...

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 truth, which is the reality that samsara can be healed from the root through the medicine of wisdom. True cessation is the Buddhist promise of complete freedom from suffering and is achieved through the path of awakening. This episode was recorded on August 13th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of B...

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 taught in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and also describes his personal experience of attending to his teacher Geshe Gyeltsen’s transition and some of the signs of high accomplishment he witnessed at his time of death. This episode was recorded on August 6th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies an...

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 commentary on the Six factors that cause delusions to arise. This episode was recorded on July 30th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a traditional Buddhist center, all of our teach...

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 sting out of the pain caused by attachment without developing feelings of dissociation or disconnection. This episode was recorded on July 23rd, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a traditional Buddhist c...

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 our happiness in the things and people that are outside of ourselves and create the causes for suffering by pursuing these things that can never offer us lasting happiness. This episode was recorded on July 16th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet...

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 other people are mirrors, showing us our own mental afflictions. John skillfully guides us to understand that our interactions and perceptions of others are actually showing us our own mind. This episode was recorded on July 9th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are...

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives a dharma teaching on the importance of reflecting on karma and clarifies many misconceptions that arise from the complex web of actions and their consequences. He folds in an important dynamic of how mental afflictions and karma interrelate and how we can make wise decisions about our actions in response to the events of life.  This episode was recorded on July 2nd, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist s...

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 antidotes to anger. He helps us come to a clear understanding about the common misconceptions of justified anger based on the Buddhist understanding of anger as one of the three root poisons that harm ourselves and others. This episode was recorded on June 25th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Budd...

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna speaks about the disadvantages of delusions and helps us understand how delusions give rise to destructive emotions. He offers finely tuned clarification about afflictive emotions and how we can recognize these emotions as valid experiences while maintaining the understanding that they lead to harmful behaviors for ourselves and others. This episode was recorded on June 18th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible...

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 doubt, which is one of the six root mental afflictions. He distinguishes between having an inquisitive mind and a healthy sense of skepticism, versus being close-minded and maintaining a false presumption of knowledge. This episode was recorded on June 11th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that...

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 arrogance, which is one of the six root mental afflictions. The group considers various ways arrogance can separate us from others and lead to suffering, and the important distinction is made between genuine self-worth and deluded arrogance or pride. This episode was recorded on June 4th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of B...

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; one of the three root mental afflictions. He reviews common scenarios in which anger arises, distinguishing between primary causes and secondary conditions so that we may work to dismantle the causes of anger in ourselves over time. This episode was recorded on May 28th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Budd...

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a clarifying talk that centers around one of the root mental afflictions described in Tibetan Buddhism. He helps us identify and understand the mental affliction of attachment so we can work to slowly undermine its presence in our mind stream. John encourages us to practice appreciating the nice people and things in our lives while recognizing the truth that they are not the source of our happiness. What matters most is how we engage with them. This episode was recorded on May 21st, 2025.

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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 with the way that we actually exist, and this leads to a suffering experience dominated by mental afflictions. John offers a variety of practical ways to unravel the mental afflictions in our minds, inching us closer to the realization of Emptiness and Enlightenment. This episode was recorded on May 14th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary...

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. These analytical meditations are an important step on the journey of cultivating renunciation and truly appreciating the joys in one's life, knowing that they will all come to an end one day. This episode was recorded on May 7th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible...

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 we can integrate and engage with them in our active lives. He first lays a framework of understanding the different scopes of practice by describing 4 different intentions that lie at the root of a Dharma practitioner’s motivation. This episode was recorded on April 30th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Bu...

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna illuminates the practice of purifying negative karma. He unpacks the 4 opponent powers of Regret, Reliance, Remedial Action, and Resolve and gives a variety of meaningful and practical methods for engaging with this powerful practice. This episode was recorded on April 23rd, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a traditional Buddhist center, all o...

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 we are really taking refuge in is the Dharma, which are teachings that ultimately lead us to know reality as it is. John distills the journey to Enlightenment, showing how it is all about seeking the truth, which leads to the cessation of suffering. This episode was recorded on April 2nd, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma...

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives guidance on understanding actions and their consequences, known as Karma. In the Buddhist worldview, Karma is an underlying natural law of reality that is complex and difficult to know. John offers a clear and simple framework for understanding karma and the 4 aspects that provide the framework for how our actions create the reality we experience. This episode was recorded on April 16th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist...

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 lays a foundation for his teaching on the 4 fundamental general characteristics of Karma and covers the first of these characteristics. He offers a helpful inroad to the reality of actions and their consequences that can meet us where we are at, regardless of if we have confidence in rebirth. This episode was recorded on April 9th, 2025.

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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 speaks about how to correctly understand what taking refuge in the Buddha’s teachings and practices actually means. This episode was recorded on March 26th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a tra...

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna unpacks the complicated Buddhist understanding of Karma. His practical approach gives us an easy entrance into engaging with these teachings and clears away many obstacles that our Western minds create around actions and their consequences. We are left with a sense of empowerment to engage in healthy actions that transform how we experience the world. This episode was recorded on March 19th, 2025.

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies...

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 and meditation can help us become an active participant in our own becoming as we are changing all the time. This episode was recorded on March 12th, 2025. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a...

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 points of a death meditation that can help us loosen the strings of attachment to our friends, family, possessions and body. John describes how these analytical meditations can prepare us to die with peace and ease, leading to higher potentials of a favorable transition. This episode was recorded on March 5th, 2025. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary o...

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna discusses the preliminary practices known as the four thoughts that turn the mind to dharma. He offers meaningful ways address the reality that death is certain, and time of death is uncertain, with the aspiration of being able to fully experience the life we do have. This episode was recorded on February 26th, 2025. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the n...

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 encouragement for this text is for us to investigate and meditate upon each topic of discussion for the week to gain further understanding and realization of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. This week John gives a dharma talk on death and impermanence. This episode was recorded on February 19th, 2025. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to...

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 approach to investigating our own behaviors to see how much of our time is spent trying to get what we want. John reminds us that getting what we want and enjoying those things is not the problem, rather itis the attachment to those enjoyable things that cause us the suffering. This episode was recorded on February 12th, 2025. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, t...

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

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In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers guidance on identifying important and subtle distinctions between actions motivated by the eight worldly concerns and those motivated by authentic dharma which protects us from suffering. This episode was recorded on February 5th, 2025. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a traditional Buddhist center, all of our teachings are offered freely. If yo...

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 engage with meditations on this topic and saturate our hearts and minds with this true perspective. John then describes how a correct understanding of the rarity of our current situation connected to the Dharma will lead us to savor each day and inspire us to engage in virtuous actions and practice Dharma skillfully. This episode was recorded on January 22nd, 2025. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, C...

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 engage in this precious human birth with meaning and purpose. He describes the essential practice of cultivating our motivation when engaging in our daily actions which can transform even the most mundane task into the path of Enlightenment. This episode was recorded on January 15th, 2025. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provi...

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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. John describes the benefit of this style of Lam Rim text and gives guidance on how we can effectively engage with these teachings from week to week. In this first session, he gives a teaching on the first topic which is the rare and precious human life. This episode was recorded on January 8th, 2025. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Co...

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John expands on the Buddhist teaching that our ultimate nature is pure and how that purity is covered over by our misperception about ourselves and the world around us. He encourages us to cultivate clear comprehension that knows what we are doing, why we are doing it, and if it is based in reality. This episode was recorded on December 18th, 2024. 

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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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives guidance and a powerful perspective on how liberation is possible through understanding the clear light nature of the mind. He discusses how the afflictions of our mind can be removed and how they don’t taint the nature of the mind which is always pure and virtuous. This episode was recorded on December 11th, 2024. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and mee...

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 wisdom that realizes emptiness. This episode was recorded on December 4th, 2024. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices tha...

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives commentary on the stages of practice leading to liberation with a focus on mindfully engaging in wholesome actions in our daily lives. He talks about the essential practices of cultivating merit and purifying negativities which both clarify our minds and nurture the conditions for realizations to arise in our experience as we develop along the path of awakening. This episode was recorded on November 27th, 2024. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide p...

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

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 daily practice that John records daily. You can access them free on our community at wocdc.mn.co

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. 

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

John Bruna explores the advice of Lama Tsongkhapa each morning to provide an inspiring motivation to engage in the day. 

#johnbruna #wayofcompassion #morninginspiration #buddhistteaching #wayofcompassiondharmacenter #morningmotivation

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a comprehensive talk on the three higher trainings of Tibetan Buddhism, describing the interplay of ethics, concentration, and wisdom. He discusses the importance of merging our practice on the cushion with ethical practices in our daily life, which will in turn fortify our ability to meditate. This episode was recorded on November 20th, 2024. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet t...

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna highlights a variety of ways that we create our own suffering through our misperceived reality. He offers valuable suggestions of behaviors and ways of engaging with reality that can act as antidotes to samsara and lead us on a journey of gradual Enlightenment. This episode was recorded on November 13th, 2024. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the c...

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a compassionate post-election perspective that encourages us to see the real enemy as mental afflictions that lead to unhealthy and destructive behaviors. He inspires us towards engaging in our lives with potent compassion and wisdom, recognizing and confronting our own tendencies to focus on "me and mine" rather than "we and ours." This episode was recorded on November 6th, 2024. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices t...

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues to clarify the nuances of three types of genuine happiness as described in the book, "Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature." He speaks about how these types of happiness cultivate little liberations throughout our lives and are guiding us toward the liberation of nirvana on this Buddhist path. This episode was recorded on October 30th, 2024. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and m...

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna hosts an engaging teaching and discussion on seeking genuine peace and happiness. He expands on the three higher trainings that are the path to liberation and encourages us to mindfully experience when we do things we feel good about in order to create a positive feedback loop for genuine well-being. This episode was recorded on October 23rd, 2024. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, a...

In this session, spiritual director John Bruna offers a powerful talk on cultivating the antidotes to a form of laziness that manifests as discouragement and self-criticism. He suggests finding a balanced perspective where we continually develop a sense of self-worth but avoid a self-centered attitude that thinks about "me" as more important than others. This episode was recorded on October 16th, 2024. 

Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet t...