
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

Jan 22, 2023 • 20min
Citta and mind
Yes, one more time. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/

Jan 22, 2023 • 23min
sati and mindfulness
sati is the OG term for mindfulness. Here are some thoughts on the matter:https://www.davesmithdharma.com/

Jan 22, 2023 • 32min
training attention: cultivation 101
the training of attention: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/

Jan 22, 2023 • 15min
Sex
Reflections on sex. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/

Jan 15, 2023 • 45min
Process vs. Content
From the vaults. A talk given a few years back on the difference and the relationship between the mind as process, and the mind as it relates to its "content"

Jan 15, 2023 • 29min
intro to mindfulness (satipatthana)
Intro to the teachings of mindfulness as found within the satipatthana sutta.

Jan 11, 2023 • 29min
The role of concentration
So, how much concentration do we need? Is it really that important?

Jan 9, 2023 • 26min
Mindfulness and the 4 noble truths(tasks)

Jan 9, 2023 • 30min
Fourth Foundation overview
Overview of the 4th foundation of mindfulness.

Jan 9, 2023 • 28min
personal reflections on mindfulness
Personal reflections on mindfulness theory and practice.