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.
Latest episodes
Jul 7, 2025 • 35min
Mindfulness & the addiction economy: Talk
Given at Wild Heart in Nashville, just before the Southern Dharma retreat.
Jul 2, 2025 • 4h 15min
8 fold Path: Entire Course Audio
Full audio sessions from my 4 week course for New York Insight. Begins with an overview of 4 noble truths, intro sessions, conversations with Stephen Batchelor and then live teaching sessions from the course. If you find these audio offerings of benefit please consider dropping me some cash. This shit takes a lot of time, everything is appreciated. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/contact/
Jun 18, 2025 • 41min
Authenticity...Talk
2 talks put together from the Sunday mentoring program. Find out more HERE
Jun 13, 2025 • 1h 1min
Path without a destination: Talk
Talk three from retreat at Southern Dharma, mindfulness and the four noble truths.
Jun 12, 2025 • 53min
Brahma vihara's and the four noble truths: Talk
Talk two from retreat at Southern Dharma, mindfulness and the four noble truths.
Jun 11, 2025 • 58min
The issue at hand: Talk
Talk one from retreat at Southern Dharma, mindfulness and the four noble truths.
Jun 10, 2025 • 22min
Good in the beginning, middle, and end. Talk: Shannon Smith
This talk was given for Big Heart City.During this talk Shannon offers perspectives on the Dharma as being good in the beginning, middle, and end. Many thanks to Vinny for the invite. Enjoy.
Jun 4, 2025 • 41min
Mindfulness and the Addiction Economy: Talk
Given for my good friends at Sangha Live: https://sangha.live/dharma-library-archive-sunday-sangha-recordings/ . This talk offers current perspectives on the world and how we might relate to it, without all the victimhood.
May 2, 2025 • 39min
Talk: Sudden & Gradual
Found within the Zen tradition, this talk explores the paradox of a sudden awakening followed by a gradual cultivation. It explores the idea of what does it mean to "practice". This was given in person at the Durango Dharma Center. https://www.durangodharmacenter.org/
Apr 23, 2025 • 5h 56min
8 fold path: talk(s)
This is by far the longest and most thorough talk on the 8 fold path that you will ever find. 5:55. I spliced it all together here for you because it is what I do. If you want to offer some support and send some $$ my way. Much appreciated. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/contact/
