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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May 6, 2018 • 19min
Genuine Happiness
This 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/
May 6, 2018 • 39min
Metta Vipassana: short intro and guided practice
This intro and guided practice was given at the Southern Dharma Retreat in March 2018.
Apr 7, 2018 • 48min
The Noble Quest: MN 26
This 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, found within the Pali Canon discourses outlines in great detail, how this process can be understood, applied and experienced by anyone. During this evening event, Dave will discuss the Dharma as it is defined in the Ariyapariyesana Sutta MN 26, (Noble Quest). Many scholars of the early Canon have identified this as the oldest description of the Buddha’s awakening.
Apr 6, 2018 • 1h 2min
The heart of right view: Complete understanding
This talk was given on the opening night at the metta-vipassana retreat at Southern Dharma. http://southerndharma.org/
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Apr 6, 2018 • 1h 3min
Effort, hindrances, awakening factors
This talk was given at the second night of the metta-vipassana retreat at Southern Dharma.
Mar 2, 2018 • 29min
What is Mindfulness? How does it work...?
This 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/
Feb 2, 2018 • 35min
Effort, effort, and more effort: a talk
This 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.
Feb 1, 2018 • 32min
3 trainings
This 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/
Jan 31, 2018 • 23min
Perspectives on Citta
This 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 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. During this teaching session Dave will outline the basic nuts and bolts of how this can be understood and developed, both on and off the cushion.
Jan 10, 2018 • 29min
Illimitables: guided
This is the guided practice that follows the talk on compassion and appreciation (the illimitables). For the ATS Malibu retreat.
