Way of Compassion Dharma Center

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.

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

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