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Way of Compassion Dharma Center

John Bruna

227 episodes

4 days ago

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna comes to the culminating phase of the seven-point cause and result for cultivating bodhicitta. This seventh and final point, which is developing the motivation of bodhicitta, is the result of the previous 6 points that were covered in detail over the past several dharma talks. Bodhicitta is the aspiration and engagement in the path to become a fully enlightened Buddha so that one can be of most benefit in leading every sentient being to their own...

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In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna comes to the culminating phase of the seven-point cause and result for cultivating bodhicitta. This seventh and final point, which is developing the motivation of bodhicitta, is the result of the previous 6 points that were covered in detail over the past several dharma talks. Bodhicitta is the aspiration and engagement in the path to become a fully enlightened Buddha so that one can be of most benefit in leading every sentient being to their own...

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Religion & Spirituality

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Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 46 - Bodhicitta

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna comes to the culminating phase of the seven-point cause and result for cultivating bodhicitta. This seventh and final point, which is developing the motivation of bodhicitta, is the result of the previous 6 points that were covered in detail over the past several dharma talks. Bodhicitta is the aspiration and engagement in the path to become a fully enlightened Buddha so that one can be of most benefit in leading every sentient being to their own...

4 days ago

43 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 45 - Great Resolve

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna introduces a variety of graduated steps that will lead us to the great resolve of bodhicitta, in which one takes on the personal responsibility of removing the suffering of every sentient being. He invites us to keep this vision in our minds while offering practical practices that meet us where we are in our journey. This episode was recorded on November 26th, 2025. Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Co...

1 week ago

47 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 44 - Cultivating Love

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna teaches us some valuable techniques for cultivating love. He suggests meditation methods that can aid in our cultivation of loving kindness for ourselves, our loved ones, strangers, and people who challenge us. This episode was recorded on November 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 a...

2 weeks ago

44 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 43 - Repaying Kindness

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers commentary on how we can cultivate great compassion known as bodhicitta by repaying the kindness of others. He speaks about how the urge to repay the kindness of others arises naturally when we reflect on the kindness we have received. This episode was recorded on November 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...

2 weeks ago

38 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 42 - The Kindness of Our Mothers

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...

3 weeks ago

38 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 41 - Mamaste

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 Carbond...

3 weeks ago

50 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 40 - Cultivating Equanimity

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...

4 weeks ago

51 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 39 - Cultivating Bodhicitta

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 Dharm...

1 month ago

1 hour 1 minute

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 38 - Benefits of Bodhicitta

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 Bu...

1 month ago

33 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 37 - Renunciation and Great Compassion

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...

1 month ago

43 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 36 - Great Compassion

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. Loc...

1 month ago

55 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 35 - Four Doors to Downfalls

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 prov...

1 month ago

57 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 34 - The Benefits of Ethics

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 obje...

2 months ago

41 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 33 - The Three Higher Trainings

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 Compa...

2 months ago

46 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 32 - Antidotes to Suffering

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 prog...

2 months ago

40 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 31 - True Cessation

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 C...

2 months ago

46 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 30 - A Meaningful Death

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 Carb...

2 months ago

1 hour 2 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 29 - Six Factors that Cause Delusions

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,...

3 months ago

50 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 28 - Impermanence as an Antidote to Attachment

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives a talk on how Impermanence is a remedy for attachment. He offers practices we can engage in to take the 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 a...

3 months ago

48 minutes

Way of Compassion Dharma Center

How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 27 - Antidotes to Attachment

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a dharma talk on the antidotes to attachment by thoroughly illustrating how we misperceive the source of 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 c...

3 months ago

51 minutes