Dave Smith Dharma

This talk was given at the Urban Dharma Center in Asheville NC. Vipassana meditation unites the stillness of concentration with the immediacy of moment to moment experience. As we learn to calm 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 (Loving-kindness) meditation practice calls forth the beautiful spiritual emotions within our heart: lovingkindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity. Mindfulness of these qualities strengthens and brings them into fruition. This process guides our thoughts, attitudes and behaviors into the direction of awakening to our full potential. https://udharmanc.com/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

Session 9 of the a 10 month course at Against the Stream in Los Angeles. Appreciation / gratitude https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

Session 9 of the a 10 month course at Against the Stream in Los Angeles. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

Session 9 of the a 10 month course at Against the Stream in Los Angeles. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

Everybody wants one more talk on equanimity! The final talk from the mindfulness and early buddhism study course at 1440. https://1440.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

What can we expect from a meditation practice? Realistically. This talk was given at the Aspen Chapel in beautiful Aspen Colorado. This was Dave's first visit to the Roaring Forth Insight meditation group. The talk offers and discusses 3 ideas. Awakening, mindfulness and Dharma. Resting in three questions, what did the buddha do? how did he do it? what was the result? This talk was given at the Aspen Chapel in beautiful Aspen Colorado. This was Dave's first visit to the Roaring Forth Insight meditation group. The talk offers and discusses 3 ideas. Awakening, mindfulness and Dharma. Resting in three questions, what did the buddha do? how did he do it? what was the result? This talk was given at the Aspen Chapel in beautiful Aspen Colorado. This was Dave's first visit to the Roaring Forth Insight meditation group. The talk offers and discusses 3 ideas. Awakening, mindfulness and Dharma. Resting in three questions, what did the buddha do? how did he do it? what was the result? http://www.roaringforkinsight.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This final talk introduces the practice of the 4th foundation of Mindfulness/dhammas. The talk is recorded at 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley CA. This practice and study course focus's on Mindfulness in early Buddhism (pali discourses) https://1440.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

The 3rd heart practice, brahma vihara. Mudita, appreciate joy, gratitude. etc. The talk is recorded at 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley CA. This practice and study course focus's on Mindfulness in early Buddhism (pali discourses) https://1440.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This day 3 talk introduces the practice of the 3nd foundation of Mindfulness/citta. The talk is recorded at 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley CA. This practice and study course focus's on Mindfulness in early Buddhism (pali discourses) https://1440.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

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

This day 2 talk introduces the practice of the 2nd foundation of Mindfulness/vedana. The talk is recorded at 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley CA. This practice and study course focus's on Mindfulness in early Buddhism (pali discourses) https://1440.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

The first talk in a series on the heart practices. The talk is recorded at 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley CA. This practice and study course focus's on Mindfulness in early Buddhism (pali discourses) https://1440.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

Livelihood: Looking at our relationship to money, desire and making meaning in this world. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

MINDFULNESS The practice of mindfulness is outlined in the Pali canon and is contained within a Buddhist teaching entitled: Satipatthana, which is described as the direct path to realization. The English scholar Thomas William Rhys Davids first translated sati as mindfulness in 1881. Thus, the English translation that we have used for Satipatthana is mindfulness. If we break the term into its roots, we will find two very important ideas: Sati- the ability to remember, to recognize and to see clearly. Thana- a ground or foundation. Satipatthana- To remember, to recognize and to see clearly this ground, namely the impermanent, unreliable, stressful and self-less nature of experience itself. Learning to navigate with skill, the groundless ground of lived experience. This is accomplished by developing the four foundations of mindfulness. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

MINDFULNESS The practice of mindfulness is outlined in the Pali canon and is contained within a Buddhist teaching entitled: Satipatthana, which is described as the direct path to realization. The English scholar Thomas William Rhys Davids first translated sati as mindfulness in 1881. Thus, the English translation that we have used for Satipatthana is mindfulness. If we break the term into its roots, we will find two very important ideas: Sati- the ability to remember, to recognize and to see clearly. Thana- a ground or foundation. Satipatthana- To remember, to recognize and to see clearly this ground, namely the impermanent, unreliable, stressful and self-less nature of experience itself. Learning to navigate with skill, the groundless ground of lived experience. This is accomplished by developing the four foundations of mindfulness. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

MINDFULNESS The practice of mindfulness is outlined in the Pali canon and is contained within a Buddhist teaching entitled: Satipatthana, which is described as the direct path to realization. The English scholar Thomas William Rhys Davids first translated sati as mindfulness in 1881. Thus, the English translation that we have used for Satipatthana is mindfulness. If we break the term into its roots, we will find two very important ideas: Sati- the ability to remember, to recognize and to see clearly. Thana- a ground or foundation. Satipatthana- To remember, to recognize and to see clearly this ground, namely the impermanent, unreliable, stressful and self-less nature of experience itself. Learning to navigate with skill, the groundless ground of lived experience. This is accomplished by developing the four foundations of mindfulness. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

MINDFULNESS The practice of mindfulness is outlined in the Pali canon and is contained within a Buddhist teaching entitled: Satipatthana, which is described as the direct path to realization. The English scholar Thomas William Rhys Davids first translated sati as mindfulness in 1881. Thus, the English translation that we have used for Satipatthana is mindfulness. If we break the term into its roots, we will find two very important ideas: Sati- the ability to remember, to recognize and to see clearly. Thana- a ground or foundation. Satipatthana- To remember, to recognize and to see clearly this ground, namely the impermanent, unreliable, stressful and self-less nature of experience itself. Learning to navigate with skill, the groundless ground of lived experience. This is accomplished by developing the four foundations of mindfulness. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

MINDFULNESS The practice of mindfulness is outlined in the Pali canon and is contained within a Buddhist teaching entitled: Satipatthana, which is described as the direct path to realization. The English scholar Thomas William Rhys Davids first translated sati as mindfulness in 1881. Thus, the English translation that we have used for Satipatthana is mindfulness. If we break the term into its roots, we will find two very important ideas: Sati- the ability to remember, to recognize and to see clearly. Thana- a ground or foundation. Satipatthana- To remember, to recognize and to see clearly this ground, namely the impermanent, unreliable, stressful and self-less nature of experience itself. Learning to navigate with skill, the groundless ground of lived experience. This is accomplished by developing the four foundations of mindfulness. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This is a very good recording of my full practice of ethical mindfulness or equanimity https://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Mindfulness-David-Smith-ebook/dp/B00VMDKSCY https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

Equanimity (Upekkha) Equanimity is the practice that holds everything together. We simply acknowledge the truth that our happiness and our freedom is dependent on our actions, not on our wishes. Equanimity balances compassion with wisdom. It allows us to experience the full range of ethical mindfulness. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

Appreciation (Mudita) The most common translation for mudita is sympathetic joy. This encourages us to be able to sympathize with or participate in the happiness of others. It is the antidote to jealously and envy. Mudita has the ability and characteristic of gladdening. It helps us to overcome the common attitude of “how come them and not me.” We may find that we often become jealous or self-conscious when we are faced with the good fortune of others. This creates the experience of separation and we become disconnected and self-centered. We may consider how unfortunate it is to be unable to participate in the happiness and success of others, especially when the person is somebody we care about. Whether it is a good friend, colleague, or family member, wouldn’t we want to be able to appreciate his or her good fortune? We want to develop a specific practice to evoke and embody this quality of appreciation. Such a practice gives us the ability to participate in all the happiness, joy, success, and pleasure of this world without the need for it to be our own. If we restrict our experience of gratitude to our own gains and successes, we severely limit our potential joy and happiness. We create a mind that compares and contrasts. We may become competitive, bitter, and even resentful. If we can bring awareness and appreciation to the good fortune of others, it allows us to keep from closing off from the world and revel in happiness and connection. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

Compassion (Karuna) Compassion is the second aspect of heart practices and has the specific aim of being directed toward pain and suffering. It is often defined as a movement of the heart when we meet pain and anguish. Compassion is the ability to both feel and to respond in a way that reduces or holds the suffering of another. Within the context of empathy, compassion is our greatest skill. It is also a skill that we need to learn and maintain through practice. As a quality of mind, it is only appropriate and necessary during moments of distress, sadness, pain or suffering. It simply intends to help or hold that which hurts. With compassion comes the inability to express hatred. Its expression is the manifestation of non-violence. It has the ability to uproot any intention to cause harm. It can be brought about by seeing and understanding the difficulties and pains of others while holding a sincere desire to alleviate that suffering. It succeeds when it causes violence and ill-will to descend. It fails when it produces depression, grief and sorrow. Compassion isn’t self-pity or pity for others, but when wrongly understood it may manifest in this way. It’s ultimately about feeling one’s own pain and recognizing the pain of others. When we can see, and experience the suffering of this world that we are all subject to, we may become kinder and more compassionate to one another. This talk was given at a 7 day retreat at New Life Foundation in Chiang Rai Thailand in the winter of 2016. http://www.newlifethaifoundation.com/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

Forgiveness There is no official Pali translation for the word forgiveness but the idea of forgiveness is expressed wholeheartedly throughout the teachings. Forgiveness practice plays a critical role in the development of compassion and empathy because if we can’t forgive, we limit our ability for true connection and empathy. Forgiveness is the antidote to resentment. It allows us to learn how to put aside and ultimately abandon our tendency toward blaming. There is no lasting sense of well-being or happiness associated with the common and often seemingly justified habit of finding fault in others. At times it will be important for us to acknowledge the harm we have caused, and it is helpful to experience an appropriate amount of regret. Understanding that blaming is only a source of harm to others and ourselves, we set the intention to hold forgiveness as quality that we aim to embody. This talk was given at a 7 day retreat at New Life Foundation in Chiang Rai Thailand in the winter of 2016. http://www.newlifethaifoundation.com/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This talk was given at a 7 day retreat at New Life Foundation in Chaing RiThailand in the winter of 2016. Kind-Friendliness (Metta) http://www.newlifethaifoundation.com/ The word metta is derived from the Pali word, mita. Mita, literally means friend. The most accurate translation of the term metta would be kind-friendliness. Metta has the mode of friendliness for its characteristic. Its natural function is to promote good intention. It is manifested as the disappearance of ill-will. Its footing is “to see” with kindness. When it succeeds, it eliminates ill-will. When it fails, it degenerates into greed, self-centered craving and attachment. Kind-friendliness is the first foundation of metta practices. Metta is a beneficial attitude in every situation. It is always appropriate. It holds ease, peace, and contentment as a baseline attitude and promotes its increase. It seeks to further cooperation and understanding even in the presence of difficulty. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

On a recent visit to Calgary, Dave outlines the practice of metta vipassana; integrating the foundations of mindfulness with the classic teaching on the bramha viharas. The talk also offers a framework for working with emotions and the development of emotional intelligence. http://atlasofemotions.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This talk was given on a Monday night at Against the Stream in Santa Monica. It points to the fact that the buddha didn't really invent anything...but showed us something that was already there. The heart of Buddhist meditation. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This short 20 minute podcast begins with an overview of practice, followed by a guide practice. http://rebelsaintdharma.com/meditation/mentoring/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This talk, which was discovered deep in the vault of I tunes was given at Dave and Cheryl's NEW YEAR RETREAT in Malibu. An honest reflective talk on the practice and the teaching of the 5 faculties. Cheryl Slean: http://amindfullife.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

The final talk, written at the last minute for the lovely folks at New Life. Enjoy! Dave Smith is a Buddhist meditation teacher, addiction treatment specialist, and published author from the "Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society". In January/February 2016 New Life Foundation welcomed him back for his second annual silent retreat. For all those who couldn't make it, we recorded his nightly Dharma talks. Enjoy! We also sat down with Dave for an interview: www.newlifethaifoundation.com/general/go…ave-smith/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

The dharma is a practice of subtraction not addition. What can we let go of...? Dave Smith is a Buddhist meditation teacher, addiction treatment specialist, and published author from the "Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society". In January/February 2016 New Life Foundation welcomed him back for his second annual silent retreat. For all those who couldn't make it, we recorded his nightly Dharma talks. Enjoy! We also sat down with Dave for an interview: www.newlifethaifoundation.com/general/go…ave-smith/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This talk discusses discuss the challenge of embracing the truth, or what is true for you. Mindfulness as a practice of turning towards all of the things that we have been running from and attempting to avoid. Dave Smith is a Buddhist meditation teacher, addiction treatment specialist, and published author from the "Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society". In January/February 2016 New Life Foundation welcomed him back for his second annual silent retreat. For all those who couldn't make it, we recorded his nightly Dharma talks. Enjoy! We also sat down with Dave for an interview: www.newlifethaifoundation.com/general/go…ave-smith/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This talk discusses the idea of be awake or buddha Dave Smith is a Buddhist meditation teacher, addiction treatment specialist, and published author from the "Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society". In January/February 2016 New Life Foundation welcomed him back for his second annual silent retreat. For all those who couldn't make it, we recorded his nightly Dharma talks. Enjoy! We also sat down with Dave for an interview: www.newlifethaifoundation.com/general/go…ave-smith/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This talk, from one of my last nights at ATS Santa Monica discusses the necessity of integration practice into all aspects of our lives. Viewing dharma practice as something that needs to be done, rather than dogma to believe in. The talk touches upon the 4 noble truths as tasks. Dave borrows some teaching strategy from Buddhist teacher Chris Crotty: http://chriscrottydharma.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

The end of suffering is possible. Thus I've heard....this is the 3rd talk in the series from New Life Foundation. http://www.newlifethaifoundation.com/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This is the talk follows the talk of the first noble truth given at New Life Foundation in Thailand. It outlines some perspective on how engage with the seemingly endless process of clinging and grasping. http://www.newlifethaifoundation.com/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This talk was the opening talk to a retreat in January of 2015 at New Life Foundation in Chaing Ria Thailand. It offers some reflections on the reality of Dukkha-dissatisfaction. The theme of embracing the wisdom of dissatisfaction. This talk offers some person reflection. http://www.newlifethaifoundation.com/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

Going Against the Stream: Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken the Heart During this 7-day Insight meditation retreat, we will learn to develop a greater sense of care for ourselves and for our world through the revolutionary practices of the Dharma. Using a hybrid of mindfulness, loving-kindness and compassion meditation techniques, we will develop emotional balance by uncovering what blocks us from our own well-being, and begin to free ourselves into the heart of wisdom and compassion. Each day will include periods of sitting and walking meditation, Dharma talks, interviews and some group process. Through meditative insight, we see clearly that our thoughts and emotions don’t need to define or control us. In their greatest capacity, they can guide us towards what is most meaningful in our lives. At their most destructive, we’re caught by them: lost in the grip of anger, sadness, fear, or overwhelm. This suffering is natural and human, but we can learn to create more space, choice, and ease in the face of life’s inevitable ups and downs. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

This podcast has a 30 minute talk followed by a 30 minute guided meditation. Focussing on balancing the reality life being BOTH tragic AND beautiful. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

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/davesmithdharmaThank 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/davesmithdharmaThank 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/davesmithdharmaThank 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/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

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/davesmithdharmaThank 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/davesmithdharmaThank 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/davesmithdharmaThank 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, empathetic joy and equanimity. Mindfulness of these qualities strengthens and brings them into fruition. This process guides our thoughts, attitudes and behaviors into the direction of awakening to our full potential. http://vipassanahawaii.org/teachers/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing. 

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/davesmithdharmaThank 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/davesmithdharmaThank 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/davesmithdharmaThank 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/davesmithdharmaThank you for subscribing.