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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Episodes
secular 8-fold path: talk
June 20, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBCultivation and the solar buddha: talk
June 20, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBTalk 1: Rocky Mt. Eco Dharma Retreat. Natural Awareness and Wisdom.
4 foundations/satipatthana: talk
June 20, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBTalk 2: Rocky Mt. Eco Dharma Retreat. Natural Awareness and Wisdom. Exploring the full implications of the teachings on mindfulness.
Metta and it's qualities: talk
June 20, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBTalk 5: Rocky Mt. Eco Dharma Retreat. Natural Awareness and Wisdom. The full entire teachings on metta and it's friends.
Dharma transmissions: talk
June 20, 2024 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBTalk 4: Rocky Mt. Eco Dharma Retreat. Natural Awareness and Wisdom. Personal reflections on dharmic interventions. Emphasis on: faith, courage, service and authenticity.
Effort, hindrances, awakening factors: talk
June 20, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBTalk 3: Rocky Mt. Eco Dharma Retreat. Natural Awareness and Wisdom.
A life worth living: talk
June 04, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBFinal evening talk. Exploring secular perspectives on the 8 fold path. Adopting a non-orthodox take on this core teaching. Southern Dharma retreat, mindfulness and the four noble truths.
The arising of reactivity: talk
June 03, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBEvening two talk from the Southern Dharma retreat. Mindfulness and the four noble truths.
Faith: talk
June 02, 2024 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBEvening one Dharma talk. Southern Dharma NC, mindfulness and the four noble truths.
3 kinds of Mindfulness. Overview of concepts/talk
June 01, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBMindfulness is understood to have different applications of different occasions for different purposes. These ideas have been discovered form the work of academics of early buddhist discourse (pali texts: Gethin/Kuan) These crucial teachings have been further developed by Stephen Batchelor and are a core component to his program, Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL). These 3 talks, where given at the morning instructions for mindfulness and the four noble truths. They are edited togethe...
The Dharma of Addiction: talk (again)
June 01, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBA talk on the Dharma of Addiction. Given in Tulsa Ok. May 2023. Online addiction coarse.
Dharma of Addiction
April 22, 2024 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBAnother talk on the dharma of addiction. This was given at the Albq insight group. https://abqinsight.org/
What is Dharma?
April 22, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBTalk given recently at the Durango Dharma Center. Exploring seven ways the term dharma is used in the pali texts. Enjoy!
Clinging and non-clinging: talk
April 21, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBThis talk was given for Big Heart City. https://www.bigheartcity.org/
4 sets of 3: training, refuge, characteristics, systems: talk
April 20, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 88.9 MB4 talks put together. Exploring the sets lists: 3 kinds of mind training, 3 refuges, 3 characteristics, and the 3 trainings of the 8 fold path. This was given over several weeks for dharma live online. Sign up here: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/live-groups/
Turning point: talk
February 29, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBThis two talks are spliced together. I explore the idea of a "turning point" in our life and in our practice.
Buddhist modernism & truth: talk
February 29, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBTwo talks edited together that outline the location of dharma in American and potential side-effects.
states & traits: talk
February 29, 2024 08:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBThese 2 talks, edited together explore the importance of distinguishing traits and states.
20 years sober (6-12-2003): talk from summer 2023
January 17, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBRandom and scattered reflections on 20 years of sobriety. Thanks!
Grateful-Sorrow: Talk
January 17, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBReflections on view related to joy/sorrow & gratitude/compasssion.
8 fold path: TALK
January 17, 2024 08:00 - 2 hours - 141 MBThis is a LONG talk. 8 separate talks spliced together from my weekly mentoring program. It offers academic perspectives on the 8 fold path and its cultivated, along with secular and contemporary points of view in hopes to bring the practice of the 8 fold path to life. Enjoy. If you are interested in joining the mentoring sangha you can find out more HERE.
2024 Teacher Checkin': talk
January 07, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBThese 2 talks are edited together, they are very similar. Given for my weekly Dharma/Live Online class and also for students in the mentoring program. This transparent talk offers specific reflection on how approach the practice and teaching of the dharma. To join us: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/live-groups/
Metta: talk
January 07, 2024 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBOverview of metta practice. This was given at the 2023 NYE retreat at Big Bear. Dave and Cheryl.
The faith to let go: Talk
January 07, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBThis talk was given at the NYE Big Bear Retreat. It explores the relationship with faith and renunciation.
1st Foundation of Mindfulness: talk
December 11, 2023 08:00 - 3 hours - 211 MBThis is my 300th episode! I can't believe it. I started uploading dharma talks back in 2012. Thanks for listening. This talk is HUGE. Seven talks spliced together from my dharma/live online course. It covers the entirety of the first foundation of mindfulness as it appears in the satiphatthana sutta. If you want to join the class, I have a big discount running. You will also get access to my new class called Audio Dharma Talks which has over 250 talks. Those talks are not here on this podca...
Talk: Feeling
November 08, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBThis talk was given for the Dharma Live/Online weekly class. Feel free to join the practice community. HERE
Contentment, purpose, meaning: talk
November 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBTalk 4, Montana retreat.
Metta Vipassana: guided
November 01, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBDay one, morning session/guided of the metta vipassana retreat in Montana. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/
Courage: talk
November 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBSecond night talk, Montana metta vipassana retreat.
Metta Vipassana: Intro to practice
October 31, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBDay one, morning session of the metta vipassana retreat in Montana. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/
The paradox of suffering: talk
October 31, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBFirst night talk of the metta vipassana retreat in Montana. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/
Talk: Genuine happiness
October 13, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBTalk number 3, form Vallecitos retreat, October 1-8.
Talk: The sacred mystery of awareness
October 12, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBTalk 2 from Vallecitos retreat, October 1-8.
Talk: A beautifully natural experience
October 11, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBThis is the first talk from Vallecitos nature retreat. October 1-8.
Feeling tone/ overview of practice
September 22, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBOverview of feeling tone/vedana. Second foundation of mindfulness.
effort/hindrances/awakening: talk
September 21, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBTalk 2 from Southern Dharma metta-vipassana retreat.
30 years in the Dharma: talk
September 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBThis 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.
Suffering: talk
September 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBTalk 1 from Southern Dharma metta-vipassana retreat (May 2023). Refections on suffering/dukkha.
Dharma of Addiction: Talk
September 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBWe 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 be launching a secular dharma foundation podcast in November so stay tuned. For more on programs: https://linktr.ee/davesmithdharma We also have a Buddhist Recovery online course: HERE
Right View: talk
September 05, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBNot 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
Path and View: Talk
August 30, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBTalk number three from the Big Bear mentoring retreat. Perspectives on path and view.
What is the Secular Dharma Foundation?
August 28, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutes - 9.04 MBThis 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.
The present alone, is our happiness: talk
August 28, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBTalk one from mentoring retreat at Big Bear Retreat Center. Consider joining the Dave Smith Dharma mentoring program HERE
Mindfulness and the 4 truths: Talk
July 24, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 82 MBThis 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 sits at the foundation of mindfulness based ethical living (MBEL). Registration is open for the 8-month MBEL program with Dave Smith, Stephen Batchelor, Ann Brand and Eileen Ybarra HERE Watch the youtube interview HERE
Mindfulness Based Ethical Living: Program Interview
July 10, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBMBEL 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 practitioners rather than concentrated in an expert. This program can be freely shared with anyone who is interested in doing this work. This program is appropriate for anyone interested in the topic, regardless of any previous experience. MBEL is founded on early Buddhist formulas and lists su...
Dharma Reflections: Talk
July 10, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBShort refections on retreat practice and the what the word "dharma" means from a textual analysis into the pali canon. Enjoy!
Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL): talk & overview
June 19, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBThis 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 system carefully designed for anyone who seeks to care for their own and others’ lives, here in this world. MBEL is a practice curriculum that addresses the psychological, ethical, and philosophical dimensions of the human experience and has been developed for those who seek a more expansive un...