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
Citta: again - talk
September 22, 2018 16:00 - 35 minutes - 20.7 MBUnderstanding and developing Citta (heart-mind). Description: All schools of Buddhism acknowledge that the development of Citta is an essential aspect of the awakening process. Within classical Mindfulness teachings, it encompasses the entirely of the third foundation of practice. At its core, it encourages use to recognize the presence and absence of greed, hatred and delusion. In its fruition it points to embodying a mind and heart of wisdom, kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity...
dharma life story
July 28, 2018 05:03 - 44 minutes - 25.4 MBA short interview: https://vimeo.com/297363360 During this final talk from the Vallecitos June 2018, Dave offers a transparent and reflective talk on his experience with Dharma, trauma, addiction and life. These talks and instructions are offered free of charge. If you feel moved by generosity, you can make a a donation to support Dave in his life, and ongoing work. PAYPAL link can be found here: https://rebelsaintdharma.com/contact/
Citta: a Talk
July 18, 2018 14:17 - 32 minutes - 18.9 MBThis talk, given at the Durango Dharma Center https://www.durangodharmacenter.org/ was offered to the weekly Monday night class. The concept and practice of citta is defined and outlined, from the discourses of the pali canon, as well as the abhidharma and current ideas from the emotional intelligence movement. Special thanks to Erin Treat for the invitation to teach for the community in Durango.
Metta Vipassana: smiling at the universe
June 08, 2018 18:10 - 45 minutes - 26.1 MBFinal morning instructions at Vallecitos. Talk and guided practice.
Genuine Happiness: a talk
June 08, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBHow do we find balance between the reality of hedonic worldly pleasure, and the possibility of inner cultivation? Understanding that they are not mutually exclusive, but rather need to be integrated.
Equanimity: guided "feel-know-care-forgive-appreciation-understand"
June 08, 2018 17:56 - 30 minutes - 17.6 MBLiberating the heart and mind. GUIDED.
Equanimity: the both/and of life
June 08, 2018 17:53 - 24 minutes - 14.4 MBThis talk, from Vallecitos NM June 2018 Retreat, offers a description and overview of the practice and cultivation of equanimity. The guided practice follows in the next episode.
Metta as gratitude: guided
June 07, 2018 14:41 - 26 minutes - 15.1 MBThis session is a guided practice that immediately followed the overview.
Understanding Metta as gratitude (Mudita practice)
June 07, 2018 14:32 - 23 minutes - 13.4 MBThis talk outlines how metta transforms into gratitude and appreciation when it encounters goodness and beauty. This talk was given at Vallecitos June 2018. Enjoy.
The wound that seeks the arrow
June 06, 2018 22:09 - 59 minutes - 34.2 MBThis talk was given on the 3rd night of the Vallecitos retreat in June 2018. It explores Dukkha-Sankhara, how our unexplored core wounds, give rise to unsuccessful and destructive patterns of thought.
Citta: guided
June 06, 2018 22:06 - 25 minutes - 14.9 MBThis guided Citta practice follows the previous overview. It was given at the Vallecitos retreat June 2018
Embodied Metta: guided
June 05, 2018 17:41 - 30 minutes - 17.5 MBThis guided practices follows the overview from 2018 Vallecitos retreat. Afternoon session.
Embodied Metta: overview
June 05, 2018 17:37 - 20 minutes - 11.8 MBThis afternoon session from the Vallecitos retreat introduces Metta as an embodied practice.
Intro to practice: overview and guided instructions
June 04, 2018 17:33 - 49 minutes - 28.6 MBThis is the first morning instructions given at the Vallecitos NM retreat in June 2018. It offers a nuts an bolts approach to mindfulness practice. The intro is followed by a guide practice. Enjoy! https://www.vallecitos.org/
awakening into right view
June 04, 2018 17:26 - 1 hour - 34.6 MBThis was the first night talk given at the Mindfulness and Compassion to awaken the heart retreat at Vallecitos NM, June 2018. It outlines the big picture and moment to moment experience of sama ditti, sati and sanna.
Embodied Metta: guided
May 29, 2018 16:28 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBThe guided practice from the overview. These talks and instructions were given at the southern dharma retreat center, March 2018, Metta Vipassana retreat.
Embodied Metta: talk and overview
May 29, 2018 16:19 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBThis talk expands on the metta instructions to bring a wider focus on the practice, internally and externally.
Attitude Y'all: guided practice on Citta
May 20, 2018 16:25 - 22 minutes - 12.9 MBThis guided practice follows the talk here on Citta. Attitude of mind, as opposed to object.
Citta: talk overview (aka, third foundation)
May 20, 2018 16:16 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBThis talk was given in the morning session at Southern Dharma retreat center as part of the Metta Vipassana retreat in March 2018.
Metta: guided practice
May 12, 2018 04:03 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBThis guided practice, accompanies the talk preceding it. Southern Dharma, Metta Vipassana, March 2018.
Metta Talk: Overview
May 12, 2018 02:55 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThis talk was given at the afternoon session, day 1, of the metta vipassana retreat at Southern Dharma in March 2018. http://southerndharma.org/
Anchor: guided practice
May 10, 2018 05:03 - 22 minutes - 21 MBThis guided practice follows the talk on anchor, listed previously. Enjoy.
Establishing an Anchor: talk
May 10, 2018 04:53 - 28 minutes - 26 MBWelcome to my 100th episode! This talk was given on morning 1, of the Southern Dharma Metta Vipassana Retreat in March 2018. This "back to basics" instructional talk introduces and emphasizes the importance of developing an anchor in practice, while pointing out that this is a preliminary skill, not the end sum game.
Genuine Happiness
May 06, 2018 15:20 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBThis talk was given at the Aspen Chapel on 4/25. This talk is part of the weekly groups offered by the Roaring Fork Insight. http://www.roaringforkinsight.org/
Metta Vipassana: short intro and guided practice
May 06, 2018 03:25 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBThis intro and guided practice was given at the Southern Dharma Retreat in March 2018.
The Noble Quest: MN 26
April 07, 2018 15:09 - 47 minutes - 27.5 MBThis talk was given at Insight Santa Cruz, http://www.insightsantacruz.org/. A descriptions is below. Without a doubt, Buddhism is recognized as one of the world’s great religions. For almost three millennia these ancient teachings have spread rapidly around the globe influencing humanity in a variety of ways. Needless to say, the historical Buddha, (Siddharta Gotama) did not teach Buddhism, he taught the Dharma as a means to overcome suffering here in this very lifetime. The core teachings...
The heart of right view: Complete understanding
April 06, 2018 22:58 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBThis talk was given on the opening night at the metta-vipassana retreat at Southern Dharma. http://southerndharma.org/ If you find these teachings useful, please consider a donation to support the ongoing work of Dave Smith, you can find out how here: http://rebelsaintdharma.com/contact/
Effort, hindrances, awakening factors
April 06, 2018 03:10 - 1 hour - 36 MBThis talk was given at the second night of the metta-vipassana retreat at Southern Dharma.
What is Mindfulness? How does it work...?
March 02, 2018 03:27 - 29 minutes - 16.8 MBThis talk was given at the Aspen Chapel. It was part of a monthly group that Dave is leading for the North Fork Insight Meditation group. The term Sati is broken down and discussed. http://www.roaringforkinsight.org/
Effort, effort, and more effort: a talk
February 02, 2018 03:34 - 34 minutes - 20 MBThis talk was given in June of 2016 at the Against the Stream Melrose Center. This was the final talk given by Dave Smith prior to his move to Colorado.
3 trainings
February 01, 2018 15:32 - 31 minutes - 18.4 MBThis talk outlines the 3 trainings: Sila-Samadhi- Panna. This talk was given at the Aspen Chapel for the Roaring Fork Insight Meditation weekly group. http://www.roaringforkinsight.org/
Perspectives on Citta
January 31, 2018 06:35 - 22 minutes - 21 MBThis talk was given for an online class for worldwide insight. www.worldwideinsight.org. To watch the video of the entire session you can stream it here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/253296306 Understanding and developing Citta (heart-mind). All schools of Buddhism acknowledge that the development of Citta is an essential aspect of the awakening process. Within classical Mindfulness teachings, it encompasses the entirely of the third foundation of practice. At its core, it encourages use...
Illimitables: guided
January 10, 2018 14:48 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBThis is the guided practice that follows the talk on compassion and appreciation (the illimitables). For the ATS Malibu retreat.
Opening to the illimatables: intro talk
January 10, 2018 14:41 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBThis intro talk on the illimitables (compassion & appreciation) was given at the afternoon session at Dave's last Against the Stream retreat in Malibu CA. The guided session is followed by this talk.
Equanimity and its two faces: wisdom and compassion
January 03, 2018 16:39 - 35 minutes - 20.7 MBThis was the first night talk given at the New Years Eve Retreat in Malibu with Cheryl Slean. This talk offers reflection and explanation of the practice and outcome of Upekkha/equanimity. You can find Cheryl Slean at: http://amindfullife.org/
Guardians of the World: Shame part 2
December 27, 2017 03:16 - 26 minutes - 15.5 MBThis talk was given in the early days of Against the Stream Nashville: pre -Refuge Recovery. Circa 2012. This talk was offered at a Wednesday night session where 12 steps and Dharma were discussed. This is second talk of a 2 part talk that Dave offers on the topic of shame, with some reflections from the secular work of Brene Brown.
Guardians of the World: Shame part 1
December 27, 2017 03:10 - 31 minutes - 18.2 MBThis talk was given in the early days of Against the Stream Nashville: pre -Refuge Recovery. Circa 2012. This talk was offered at a Wednesday night session where 12 steps and Dharma were discussed. This is the first talk of a 2 part talk that Dave offers on the topic of shame, with a long personal introduction.
Anger and Fear
December 24, 2017 03:37 - 32 minutes - 18.7 MBThis talk was given in January of 2017 at Against the Stream Melrose Center. This talk outlines the emotional experience of anger and fear. This was the firs talk given by Dave after his near death motorcycle accident. (the audio is a bit off-FYI)
desire vs. craving
December 23, 2017 01:18 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBPulled from the archive, Against the Stream Nashville circa 2014. This talk points to the difference between desire and craving. Craving not being an expression of desire, but rather a repression of our own desire to be free, to be at ease, to be truly happy. If you find these talks interesting or useful, please consider making a donation on my contact page: http://rebelsaintdharma.com/contact/
This dharma I have reached...
December 22, 2017 02:01 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBThis talk was given at the Against the Stream East Coast Retreat at Earthdance, circa 2013. It discusses the noble quest. This is the first retreat talk ever given by Dave Smith. If you find these talks interesting or useful, please consider making a donation on my contact page: http://rebelsaintdharma.com/contact/
authentic communication: aka "right speech"
December 22, 2017 00:38 - 27 minutes - 16.1 MBA talk on being authentic in our communication. From the vaults of ATS-Nashville. 2013. If you scroll down to the bottom, there are many more older talks, and much more to come.
Dharma and Trauma
December 19, 2017 18:57 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBThis talk comes from the vaults hidden deep within my Itunes. Given at Against the Stream Melrose Center a few years ago.
Understanding the illimatables
December 17, 2017 19:25 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThis talk was given at the Roaring Fork Insight weekly dharma class in Aspen CO. It offers a detailed explanation of compassion and appreciation (gratitude) as wise responses to complex conditions. http://www.roaringforkinsight.org/
Right view & the middle way
December 09, 2017 16:49 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBThe final talk, right view & the middle way was given at the Vashon Island Against the Stream retreat. The talk outlines how to integrate retreat practice into daily life.
Buddhism without Beliefs
December 07, 2017 17:33 - 32 minutes - 18.7 MBReaching into the old archives, here is an old talk given on a Monday night class at Against the Stream. The talk challenges us to look at our clinging to views around being a "Buddhist"
Compassion and Appreciation: Guided practice
December 03, 2017 18:43 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBThis day two practice session from Against the Stream Vashon Island retreat offers a practice of compassion and appreciation. The guided practice follows the overview session. FYI
The illimatables: talk and overview
December 03, 2017 16:46 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBThis day 2 talk from the Against the Stream Vashon Island retreat offers an overview on Compassion (karuna) and Appreciation (mudita), by outlining their role from the abhidhamma, or the illimatables. When these practices are skillfully interwoven it becomes the first stage of fruition for metta vipassana.
Citta: guided practice
November 29, 2017 14:42 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThis guided practice was given at the morning session, day 2, at the Vashon Island Against the Stream retreat. This practice follows the overview session. FYI.
Citta: talk and overview
November 29, 2017 14:39 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBThis overview and talk was given at the morning session, day 2, at the Vashon Island Against the Stream retreat. The often misunderstood concept of Citta heart/mind is introduced.