The Foundation of Buddhist Practice 10 - Varieties of Meditation
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In this session, spiritual director John Bruna discusses three different types of meditation as discussed in the book "Foundations of Buddhist Practice" by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John describes how we can practice objective wisdom meditations, mind transforming subjective meditations, and touches lightly on visualization meditations. This episode was recorded on December 13th, 2023. 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 you would like to make a donation to support the center, please visit www.wocdc.org.   May you flourish in your practice and may all beings swiftly be free of suffering.
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