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Back to SearchHow to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 19 - Attachment
Season 6 Episode 19
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a clarifying talk that centers around one of the root mental afflictions described in Tibetan B…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 18 - Origins of Suffering
Season 6 Episode 18
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…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 17 - Suffering and Renunciation
Season 6 Episode 17
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his guidance of the Path to Awakening through a discussion of the 8 different types of suffe…
1 year ago
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 16 - Exploring the Stages of Practice
Season 6 Episode 16
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna offers a teaching on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by discussing a few analytical meditation…
1 year ago
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 15 - Purification
Season 6 Episode 15
In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna illuminates the practice of purifying negative karma. He unpacks the 4 opponent powers of Regret, Reli…
1 year ago
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 12 - Refuge in Reality
Season 6 Episode 12
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…
1 year, 1 month ago
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 14 - Understanding Karma
Season 6 Episode 14
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna gives guidance on understanding actions and their consequences, known as Karma. In the Buddhist worldv…
1 year, 1 month ago
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 13 - Characteristics of Karma
Season 6 Episode 13
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…
1 year, 1 month ago
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 11 - Understanding Refuge
Season 6 Episode 11
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…
1 year, 1 month ago
How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path 10 - Karma
Season 6 Episode 10
In this session, spiritual director John Bruna unpacks the complicated Buddhist understanding of Karma. His practical approach gives us an easy entra…
1 year, 2 months ago