

Dave Smith Dharma
dave smith
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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.
https://www.paypal.me/satisila
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 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.
Episodes
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Jun 22, 2022 • 18min
Afternoon 2: Ilimitables overview
Southern Dharma Retreat: Afternoon 2 overview on the compassion/gratitude

Jun 22, 2022 • 25min
Closing Session: take home suggestions
Southern Dharma Retreat: Final session, taking the practice home Q&A...

Jun 22, 2022 • 34min
Morning 4: metta vipassana guided
Southern Dharma Retreat: Morning 4 guided practice: metta vipassana

Jun 22, 2022 • 56min
Nibbana: talk
Southern Dharma Retreat: Night 3 talk, Nibbana

Jun 22, 2022 • 30min
Afternoon 3: guided equanimity

Jun 22, 2022 • 26min
morning 3: Citta guided
Southern Dharma Retreat: Morning 3, citta - guided

Jun 22, 2022 • 20min
Afternoon 3: equanimity overview
Southern Dharma Retreat: Afternoon 3, equanimity overview.

Jun 21, 2022 • 32min
8-fold path overview: talk (right view)
An opening talk on the 8-fold path. Emphasis on right view (samma ditthi). This talk was given at the dharma/live online weekly group. Click here if you would like to join us: https://courses.seculardharmafoundation.com/courses/61/about

Apr 25, 2022 • 19min
Metta Vipassana: overview talk
Opening talk for Metta Vipassana Day-long at Durango Dharma Center: https://www.durangodharmacenter.org/

Apr 25, 2022 • 30min
Nibbana for Everyone: talk
In person talk from Durango Dharma Center: https://www.durangodharmacenter.org/