Dave Smith Dharma

If you would like to support the work I do, Please consider making a donation, via paypal or venmo: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/contact/ To find out more, or to join one of my many programs check my site: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ 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. 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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Gratitude/awareness: overview and guided

Morning 3, guided gratitude as awareness practice. Montana retreat, Bozeman Dharma Center.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-13
34:34

Handful of leaves: Talk

Final talk, Montana retreat, Bozeman Dharma Center.   https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-13
42:42

Metta: overview and guided

Evening 2 bramha vihara session, metta. Montana retreat, Bozeman Dharma Center.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-10
57:15

Bramha Viharas and the 4 noble truths (tasks): Talk

Talk number 2 from the Montana retreat, Bozeman Dharma Center. The integration of the bramha viharas and the four noble truths.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-09
55:06

Cultivating awareness: overview and guided

Day 2, morning session. Cultivating awareness. Montana retreat, Bozeman Dharma Center  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-08
51:16

Sila: overview and guided

Evening 1 heart practice session. Overview of sila-bramha-vihara with guided instructions. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-08
54:07

Entering the Stream: talk

Talk 1 from Montana retreat, Bozeman Dharma Center.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-08
01:00:08

Intro to Awareness: overview & guided

Morning 1 overview and instructions. Bozeman Dharma Center Retreat.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-06
54:30

3 trainings: talk

Final talk from Vallecitos. The three trainings of the 8 fold path are outlined and described.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-05
56:34

Ilimitables: Overview and guided

Evening heart practice from Vallecitos. Compassion in appreciate as they are outlined in the abhidharma (manual on Buddhist psychology) https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-03
56:41

Bramha-vihara: overview & guided

Evening Bramha vihara session with a focus on metta/kindness. Check out my program at the Ghost Ranch in November. HERE https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-02
53:32

Mindfulness: talk

Talk 1 from Vallecitos "natural awareness" retreat. If you find these episodes useful, please consider dropping me some support. You can venmo or paypal at this page: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/contact/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

10-01
01:03:54

Talk: Redemption

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08-20
19:34

Faith (again): talk

From Big Heart City Friday night class.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

08-15
42:15

Faith: talk

Final talk at Vallecitos - July 2025.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

08-03
56:55

Gratitude: Overview and guided

Over of gratitude and guided practice from Vallecitos.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

08-03
57:50

Metta: talk and guided

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08-03
56:08

Progress on the path: short reflection...

From the Sunday weekly mentoring group. If you are interested in our mentoring program you can find out more HERE https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

08-03
17:53

Four foundations of mindfulness: Talk

The talk is from Vallecitos, and covers the teaching on the four foundations of Mindfulness.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

08-03
59:07

Beautiful theory of MInd pt 2: talk

Second talk at RMERC.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

08-03
01:07:11
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