
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

Sep 14, 2024 • 50min
Middle way: Talk
First talk from Rocky Mt. Ecodharma. August 2024.

Sep 13, 2024 • 22min
Buddhist authoritarianism: talk/rant
A fun little rant and dealing with dogma all "isms" in general. Enjoy.

Sep 12, 2024 • 1h
Citta 2: talk
Talk number two on citta. This talk emphasizes the role of the bramha viharas.

Sep 12, 2024 • 19min
Meditation Systems: talk
That talk offers a brief overview of the various meditative systems within the theravada tradition. This talk was given for my Sunday mentoring group. If you are interested in being part of the practice group and seek 1:1 mentoring, check out this link.

Sep 11, 2024 • 57min
Citta 1: talk
This is the first talk of two. Given at Vallecitos in July 2024. It offers reflections on mind or citta.

Jun 20, 2024 • 1h 4min
secular 8-fold path: talk

Jun 20, 2024 • 57min
Cultivation and the solar buddha: talk
Talk 1: Rocky Mt. Eco Dharma Retreat. Natural Awareness and Wisdom.

Jun 20, 2024 • 1h 3min
Effort, hindrances, awakening factors: talk
Talk 3: Rocky Mt. Eco Dharma Retreat. Natural Awareness and Wisdom.

Jun 20, 2024 • 59min
Dharma transmissions: talk
Talk 4: Rocky Mt. Eco Dharma Retreat. Natural Awareness and Wisdom. Personal reflections on dharmic interventions. Emphasis on: faith, courage, service and authenticity.

Jun 20, 2024 • 1h 1min
Metta and it's qualities: talk
Talk 5: Rocky Mt. Eco Dharma Retreat. Natural Awareness and Wisdom. The full entire teachings on metta and it's friends.