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Dave Smith Dharma

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For nearly 30 years, Dave Smith has held a practice rooted in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) tradition. He was empowered to teach through the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, is a certified teacher for Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB) which is combines contemporary emotion based scientific research with contemplative practices and psychology drawn from Buddhism and has studied Buddhist psychology at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS).

Dave teaches residential meditation retreats, weekly live dharma classes, online courses, and workshops. He has developed educational tools and resources, including mindfulness and emotional skills trainings, in both secular and Buddhist contexts. Dave also works with students 1:1 through his dharma mentoring program.

In 2016 he founded the Secular Dharma Foundation to foster the advancement of emotional and psychological well-being through the education and integration of mindfulness, psychology, and various therapeutic modalities. Dave has brought dharma and meditative interventions into a variety of settings including jails, prisons, youth detention centers and addiction treatment facilities. Dave lives in rural Colorado with his wife and two sons.

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Update frequency
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Average duration
42 minutes
Episodes
369
Years Active
2012 - 2025
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Talk: A beautifully natural experience

Talk: A beautifully natural experience

This is the first talk from Vallecitos nature retreat. October 1-8. 

00:54:06  |   Wed 11 Oct 2023
Feeling tone/ overview of practice

Feeling tone/ overview of practice

Overview of feeling tone/vedana. Second foundation of mindfulness. 

00:21:18  |   Fri 22 Sep 2023
effort/hindrances/awakening: talk

effort/hindrances/awakening: talk

Talk 2 from Southern Dharma metta-vipassana retreat. 

01:07:43  |   Thu 21 Sep 2023
30 years in the Dharma: talk

30 years in the Dharma: talk

This talk was given at Vallecitos on September 11, 2023. Dave offers some reflection on 30 years in the Dharma. Photo of Dave and Steven Smith, Thailand 2014. 

01:07:07  |   Wed 20 Sep 2023
Suffering: talk

Suffering: talk

Talk 1 from Southern Dharma metta-vipassana retreat (May 2023). Refections on suffering/dukkha. 

01:04:54  |   Wed 20 Sep 2023
Dharma of Addiction: Talk

Dharma of Addiction: Talk

We have stopped uploading talks to our Buddhist Recovery Podcast. I will slowly be moving those talks to this podcast. I added this first as it was, by far, the most dowloaded episode. Also, we will …

01:05:12  |   Wed 06 Sep 2023
Right View: talk

Right View: talk

Not sure when this talk was given. It just popped up in my Itunes, so I thought I would share.  For more on my various programs: https://linktr.ee/davesmithdharma

00:34:56  |   Tue 05 Sep 2023
Path and View: Talk

Path and View: Talk

Talk number three from the Big Bear mentoring retreat. Perspectives on path and view. 

00:59:45  |   Wed 30 Aug 2023
Mind: talk

Mind: talk

Talk two from Big Bear mentoring retreat. 

00:59:18  |   Mon 28 Aug 2023
The present alone, is our happiness: talk

The present alone, is our happiness: talk

Talk one from mentoring retreat at Big Bear Retreat Center. 

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01:02:59  |   Mon 28 Aug 2023
What is the Secular Dharma Foundation?

What is the Secular Dharma Foundation?

This short talk offers some overview on the background and upcoming programs offered by the Secular Dharma Foundation. 

You can register for the Mindfulness Based Ethical Living Program (MBEL) HERE.

00:09:52  |   Mon 28 Aug 2023
Equanimity: guided

Equanimity: guided

Guided equanimity practice.
00:39:21  |   Thu 10 Aug 2023
Mindfulness and the 4 truths: Talk

Mindfulness and the 4 truths: Talk

This is the teaching audio from the 1/2 day work shop on mindfulness and the four noble truths. It was done thru the: https://www.floweringlotusmeditation.org/

This is the preliminary teaching that si…

01:29:36  |   Mon 24 Jul 2023
Mindfulness Based Ethical Living: Program Interview

Mindfulness Based Ethical Living: Program Interview

MBEL has been conceived as a collaborative project, which leaves behind the patriarchal and hierarchical power structures often found in Buddhism. Authority is distributed throughout the community of…

00:29:30  |   Mon 10 Jul 2023
Dharma Reflections: Talk

Dharma Reflections: Talk

Short refections on retreat practice and the what the word "dharma" means from a textual analysis into the pali canon. Enjoy!

00:37:52  |   Mon 10 Jul 2023
Equanimity overview: talk

Equanimity overview: talk

From the 15-month closing retreat at Big Bear. Final morning session.
00:15:49  |   Mon 19 Jun 2023
Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL): talk & overview

Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL): talk & overview

This talk was given for the San Fransisco Dharma Collective. It is an overview of the MBEL program created by Stephen Batchelor.

Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL) is an organized, contemplative …

01:07:43  |   Mon 19 Jun 2023
Mindfulness and the 4 noble truths: talk & guided

Mindfulness and the 4 noble truths: talk & guided

Final guided practice for the 15 month program.
00:37:50  |   Mon 19 Jun 2023
Culture of Awakening: talk

Culture of Awakening: talk

The final talk from the 15 month Dharma Everywhere program. Dave Smith and Eileen Ybarra offer reflections on the state and potential future of dharma in America. 

00:59:35  |   Thu 15 Jun 2023
4 qualities of an awakened life: talk

4 qualities of an awakened life: talk

Final talk from the 15 month program.
00:55:09  |   Thu 15 Jun 2023
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