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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Jan 10, 2018 • 26min
Opening to the illimatables: intro talk
This intro talk on the illimitables (compassion & appreciation) was given at the afternoon session at Dave's last Against the Stream retreat in Malibu CA. The guided session is followed by this talk.
Jan 3, 2018 • 36min
Equanimity and its two faces: wisdom and compassion
This was the first night talk given at the New Years Eve Retreat in Malibu with Cheryl Slean. This talk offers reflection and explanation of the practice and outcome of Upekkha/equanimity.
You can find Cheryl Slean at: http://amindfullife.org/
Dec 27, 2017 • 27min
Guardians of the World: Shame part 2
This talk was given in the early days of Against the Stream Nashville: pre -Refuge Recovery. Circa 2012. This talk was offered at a Wednesday night session where 12 steps and Dharma were discussed. This is second talk of a 2 part talk that Dave offers on the topic of shame, with some reflections from the secular work of Brene Brown.
Dec 27, 2017 • 32min
Guardians of the World: Shame part 1
This talk was given in the early days of Against the Stream Nashville: pre -Refuge Recovery. Circa 2012. This talk was offered at a Wednesday night session where 12 steps and Dharma were discussed. This is the first talk of a 2 part talk that Dave offers on the topic of shame, with a long personal introduction.
Dec 24, 2017 • 32min
Anger and Fear
This talk was given in January of 2017 at Against the Stream Melrose Center. This talk outlines the emotional experience of anger and fear. This was the firs talk given by Dave after his near death motorcycle accident. (the audio is a bit off-FYI)
Dec 23, 2017 • 32min
desire vs. craving
Pulled from the archive, Against the Stream Nashville circa 2014. This talk points to the difference between desire and craving. Craving not being an expression of desire, but rather a repression of our own desire to be free, to be at ease, to be truly happy. If you find these talks interesting or useful, please consider making a donation on my contact page: http://rebelsaintdharma.com/contact/
Dec 22, 2017 • 51min
This dharma I have reached...
This talk was given at the Against the Stream East Coast Retreat at Earthdance, circa 2013. It discusses the noble quest. This is the first retreat talk ever given by Dave Smith. If you find these talks interesting or useful, please consider making a donation on my contact page: http://rebelsaintdharma.com/contact/
Dec 22, 2017 • 28min
authentic communication: aka "right speech"
A talk on being authentic in our communication. From the vaults of ATS-Nashville. 2013. If you scroll down to the bottom, there are many more older talks, and much more to come.
Dec 19, 2017 • 34min
Dharma and Trauma
This talk comes from the vaults hidden deep within my Itunes. Given at Against the Stream Melrose Center a few years ago.
Dec 17, 2017 • 29min
Understanding the illimatables
This talk was given at the Roaring Fork Insight weekly dharma class in Aspen CO. It offers a detailed explanation of compassion and appreciation (gratitude) as wise responses to complex conditions.
http://www.roaringforkinsight.org/
