Dave Smith Dharma

The teachings of the dharma is something to do, tasks to perform, ways of operating, behavior. It is not a dogmatic system of belief, but a pragmatic way of living. Dharma is the cultivation of a liberation based lifestyle. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Ehipassiko: Come and see for yourself. All of the Buddha's teaching are meantime to be investigated within your own direct experience. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This talk from a Sunday night at ATS in Santa Monica CA outlines the 4 foundations of mindfulness. Thus I heard... https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This talk was given at ATS Melrose in the spring of 2017. It outlines the goal of mindfulness practice as a strategy to overcome hindrances and cultivate awaken factors as outlined in the 4th foundation of mindfulness in the satipatthana. http://rebelsaintdharma.com/resources/academic-dharma/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.&nb...

Is there a difference between what Buddha may have said, and what he may have taught. This talk outlines the most basic features of what the earliest buddhist teaching point to. Come and see for yourself... http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/390562.What_the_Buddha_Taught https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This talks points to basic aspects of Dharma, dissatisfaction, denial and ignorance. This talk was given at the ATS Center in Nashville TN in mid-2016 on a return visit. https://againstthestreamnashville.com/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

A talk on embracing wounded-ness. Emphasizing that the hearts strength lies in its weakness. A call for vulnerability. The talk concludes with some reflection on the work of Mario Martinez. http://www.beaboveleadership.com/2011/12/07/human-wounds-and-healing-fields/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Mindfulness practice unites the steadiness of concentration with the immediacy of moment to moment experience. As we learn to collect the body and mind, intuitive wisdom arises. This allows us to open to the truth of each moment’s experience within and around us. Metta (kind-friendliness) meditation practice calls forth the beautiful spiritual emotions within our heart: kindness, compassion, empat...

This talk was recorded at the Green Papaya Sangha in Chaing Mai Thailand in the winter of 2015. The talk explores my introduction to the dharma. http://rebelsaintdharma.com/about/ http://www.newlifethaifoundation.com/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This talk was given at Vallecitos mountain retreat center in northern NM, June 2017. This talk explores and offers practical instructions on the cultivation of gratitude & appreciate, aka Mudita. The talk is followed by a guided instruction. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This talk was given at the Vallecitos mountain retreat center in NM, June 2017. The talk discusses how the cultivation of compassion can be established. The talk is followed by a guided meditation. Please enjoy. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This talk was given at Vallecitos retreat center in the mountains of NM in June 2017. The talk outlines that compassion can be awaken thru embracing the difficulties that we face in life. http://www.vallecitos.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Reaching into the old archives, here is an old talk given on a Monday night class at Against the Stream. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

One from the ATS Nashville vaults: A reflection on the difficult to define, yet easy to notice process of papanca (mental proliferation) and some strategies to work with it. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

A talk given on sex, not sure where, December 14 2014. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This talk was given at Insight Santa Cruz, November 2014. Dave had just left Nashville, on his way to relocated to LA. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Mindfulness and the 4 Noble truths. A talk form 2014 at Against the Stream Santa Monica. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

A talk deep from the vaults of Against the Stream Nashville. A talk on karma, as related to right view. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Another talk pulled from the vaults of ATS Nashville, the early years of Dave's teaching. Discussing the pali diad of Sadhha-Nekkamma (faith-renunciation). https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This was the opening talk at the opening of the Against the Stream Nashville Center on Charlotte Pike, it was freezing in the room. 1-27-2013 https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Refections on love from the vaults of talks given in Nashville, a long time ago.....in a galaxy far. far away. Thus Ive heard. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

An old talk from the 12 South Dharma Center. Circa June 2012. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This talk, deep from the vaults, was given at the 2nd anniversary of ATS-Nashville back in 2012. enjoy. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

A talk on sex, back from the days at the 12 South Dharma Center in Nashville TN> https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.