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
Aug 28, 2023 • 1h 3min
The present alone, is our happiness: talk
Talk one from mentoring retreat at Big Bear Retreat Center. Consider joining the Dave Smith Dharma mentoring program HERE
Aug 10, 2023 • 39min
Equanimity: guided
Guided equanimity practice.
Jul 24, 2023 • 1h 30min
Mindfulness and the 4 truths: Talk
This is the teaching audio from the 1/2 day work shop on mindfulness and the four noble truths. It was done thru the: https://www.floweringlotusmeditation.org/This is the preliminary teaching that sits at the foundation of mindfulness based ethical living (MBEL). Registration is open for the 8-month MBEL program with Dave Smith, Stephen Batchelor, Ann Brand and Eileen Ybarra HEREWatch the youtube interview HERE
Jul 10, 2023 • 30min
Mindfulness Based Ethical Living: Program Interview
MBEL has been conceived as a collaborative project, which leaves behind the patriarchal and hierarchical power structures often found in Buddhism. Authority is distributed throughout the community of practitioners rather than concentrated in an expert. This program can be freely shared with anyone who is interested in doing this work.This program is appropriate for anyone interested in the topic, regardless of any previous experience.MBEL is founded on early Buddhist formulas and lists such as: the four foundations of mindfulness, the four tasks, the four efforts, and the four immeasurables. In the same way that mindfulness-based therapies such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) are inspired by Buddhist contemplative practices, MBEL draws inspiration from the ethical values and philosophical frameworks of early Buddhist thought. Although Buddhist in inspiration and origin, MBEL shares neither the religious and metaphysical commitments of the Buddhist religion nor its authoritarian hierarchies of power. MBEL is a secular program.REGISTER HERE
Jul 10, 2023 • 38min
Dharma Reflections: Talk
Short refections on retreat practice and the what the word "dharma" means from a textual analysis into the pali canon. Enjoy!
Jun 19, 2023 • 16min
Equanimity overview: talk
From the 15-month closing retreat at Big Bear. Final morning session.
Jun 19, 2023 • 38min
Mindfulness and the 4 noble truths: talk & guided
Final guided practice for the 15 month program.
Jun 19, 2023 • 1h 8min
Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL): talk & overview
This talk was given for the San Fransisco Dharma Collective. It is an overview of the MBEL program created by Stephen Batchelor.Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL) is an organized, contemplative system carefully designed for anyone who seeks to care for their own and others’ lives, here in this world. MBEL is a practice curriculum that addresses the psychological, ethical, and philosophical dimensions of the human experience and has been developed for those who seek a more expansive understanding for their practice of mindfulness.
REGISTER FOR PROGRAM: https://email.seculardharmafoundation.com/t/d-e-zuiklht-l-r/
Jun 15, 2023 • 60min
Culture of Awakening: talk
The final talk from the 15 month Dharma Everywhere program. Dave Smith and Eileen Ybarra offer reflections on the state and potential future of dharma in America.
Jun 15, 2023 • 1h 40min
Abhidharma Beautiful Mental Factors: talk
There are a total of 5 talks that are put together here in one singular audio track. My teacher Steve Armstrong categorizes the 19 mental factors of the abhidharma in 5 sets: authenticity, care, awareness, creativity and contentment. These talks walk thru each one in detail. Enjoy!
