Dave Smith Dharma

This is my 300th episode!  I can't believe it. I started uploading dharma talks back in 2012. Thanks for listening. This talk is HUGE. Seven talks spliced together from my dharma/live online course. It covers the entirety of the first foundation of mindfulness as it appears in the satiphatthana sutta. If you want to join the class, I have a big discount running. You will also get access to my new...

This talk was given for the Dharma Live/Online weekly class. Feel free to join the practice community. HERE https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Talk 4, Montana retreat.    https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Talk 3, Montana retreat.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Second night talk, Montana metta vipassana retreat.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Day one, morning session/guided of the metta vipassana retreat in Montana. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

First night talk of the metta vipassana retreat in Montana.  https://bozemandharmacenter.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Day one, morning session of the metta vipassana retreat in Montana. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/   https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Talk number 3, form Vallecitos retreat, October 1-8.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Talk 2 from Vallecitos retreat, October 1-8.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This is the first talk from Vallecitos nature retreat. October 1-8.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Overview of feeling tone/vedana. Second foundation of mindfulness.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Talk 2 from Southern Dharma metta-vipassana retreat.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This talk was given at Vallecitos on September 11, 2023. Dave offers some reflection on 30 years in the Dharma. Photo of Dave and Steven Smith, Thailand 2014.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Talk 1 from Southern Dharma metta-vipassana retreat (May 2023). Refections on suffering/dukkha.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

We have stopped uploading talks to our Buddhist Recovery Podcast. I will slowly be moving those talks to this podcast. I added this first as it was, by far, the most dowloaded episode. Also, we will be launching a secular dharma foundation podcast in November so stay tuned. For more on programs: https://linktr.ee/davesmithdharma We also have a Buddhist Recovery online course: HERE https://www.dave...

Not sure when this talk was given. It just popped up in my Itunes, so I thought I would share.  For more on my various programs: https://linktr.ee/davesmithdharma https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Talk number three from the Big Bear mentoring retreat. Perspectives on path and view.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

This short talk offers some overview on the background and upcoming programs offered by the Secular Dharma Foundation.  You can register for the Mindfulness Based Ethical Living Program (MBEL) HERE. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Talk one from mentoring retreat at Big Bear Retreat Cente r.  Consider joining the Dave Smith Dharma mentoring program HERE https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Talk two from Big Bear mentoring retreat.  https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

Guided equanimity practice. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

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 HERE Watch the youtub...

Short refections on retreat practice and the what the word "dharma" means from a textual analysis into the pali canon. Enjoy! https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing. 

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,...