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If you would like to support the work I do, Please consider making a donation, via paypal or venmo: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/contact/To find out more, or to join one of my many programs check my site: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/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.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
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Signup to Generate a PitchIf you would like to support the work I do, Please consider making a donation, via paypal or venmo: find out more, or to join one of my many programs check my site: nearly 30 years, Dave Smith has held a practice rooted in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) tradition.
Recent episodes include "Authentic Intelligence: Dave Smith/Mark Miller" (27 October 2026, 81 minutes), "Stress: talk" (6 October 2026, 21 minutes), and "Desire and Craving: talk/Shannon Smith" (5 October 2026, 20 minutes).
Dave Smith Dharma publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 39 minutes across 448 episodes.
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Dave Smith Dharma is an education podcast with 448 episodes published.
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Episode #451
This talk was given for New York Insight. Authentic Intelligence (the other AI) is an evolving Secular Dharma project bringing together diverse disciplines to foster human well-being. Drawing on ancient contemplative...
Episode #450
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Episode #449
Shannon on desire and craving for the kids out at Heavy Metta Chicago! https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #448
Guided equanimity, Vallecitos. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #447
Final heart practice session, Vallecitos. Overview of practice. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #435
Practice session. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #437
Talk two, metta vipassana retreat/Montana w/ Shannon Smith. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #440
Final talk, reflections on the eight fold path. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Talk one, metta vipassana retreat/Montana. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #434
Morning one practice overview, Bozeman Dharma Center Metta Vipassana Retreat. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/location-and-hours/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you...
Episode #439
Metta session with Shannon Smith, overview and guided. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/ https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #431
Heavy metta. Offered to the crew at Heavy Metta Chicago. Thanks Jay! https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #432
From our Sunday mentoring group. Feel free to join us if you dare... https://www.davesmithdharma.com/mentoring https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #430
What is Insight? hmm... https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
A talk on right view as it pertains to dependent origination amongst other important items - Enjoy! https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #427
Second night talk at Vallecitos Retreat with Vance Pryor. Trusting the process, thus I have heard. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
All things gratitude - evening heart practice from Vallecitos. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #426
Evening metta practice, day one at Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center with Vance Pryor. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
Episode #424
Time and time again, the Buddha refused to answer the BIG questions. Buddhism did not take that advice -- here are the questions the Buddhas says are irrelevant to awaking. Thus I have heard...
Episode #425
Reflections on a key term found within the Insight tradition. From the Sunday mentoring group, join us HERE. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ https://account.venmo.com/u/davesmithdharma Thank you for subscribing.
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