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Dave Smith Dharma — 437 episodes

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Bramha Vihara Heart: talk/Shannon Smith

2

Mind training basics: guided

3

Reimagining the path: talk

4

metta, right view, and dependent origination: talk

5

Overview of mind training: talk

6

Metta overview and guided: Shannon Smith

7

Heavy Metta: talk

8

Really real: talk

9

Insight: talk

10

Perspectives on right view/dependent origination: talk

11

Trust the process: Talk

12

Gratitude,mudita, appreciation, joy: talk and guided

13

Metta/Sila: Overview and Guided

14

Unwise consideration: Talk

15

Knowing: Talk

16

Samadhi - to collect & connect: talk

17

The story of redemption, liberation pt. 2: Talk

18

Dave and Mark Miller convo

19

sila bramha vihara: overview and guidede

20

Liberation pt. 1 seed/fruit: Talk

21

Desire and Faith: Talk

22

Mind -- the thing that you are:Talk

23

Mindfulness, perception, right view: talk

24

Metta Vipassana: Talk

25

five faculties: talk

26

Place & Ground: talk

27

Thinking: Talk

28

Noble Quest(ion): talk

29

Authenticity (meaning crisis): talk

30

Searching for Nanavira: talk

31

Creativity: talk

32

Right Effort: talk

33

Addiction Economy/Sangha Live: Talk

34

Random Dharma: talk

35

Talk: mindfulness/metta interwoven

36

Talk: The shame of small fears

37

View: talk

38

Talk: Transformation

39

Meaning crisis: Talk

40

Metta Vipassana: guided

41

Citta: guided

42

Citta, generative & resonant: overview of practice

43

Metta Vipassana: talk & overview

44

Trust, Faith, Confidence, Refuge: Talk

45

Sila: overview/talk

46

Sila: guided practice

47

Meaning/wisdom: talk

48

cognitive dissonance: talk

49

Nostalgia vs. Sentimentality: Talk

50

Kindness Revolution: talk (Dave & Mikey Livid)

51

Hx of Mindfulness: Talk

52

Sagaing Hills: Talk

53

Metaphor of Entrapment: Talk

54

Greed, hatred, confusion: talk

55

Inner Conflict: talk

56

Gratitude/awareness: overview and guided

57

Handful of leaves: Talk

58

Metta: overview and guided

59

Bramha Viharas and the 4 noble truths (tasks): Talk

60

Cultivating awareness: overview and guided

61

Entering the Stream: talk

62

Sila: overview and guided

63

Intro to Awareness: overview & guided

64

3 trainings: talk

65

Ilimitables: Overview and guided

66

Bramha-vihara: overview & guided

67

Mindfulness: talk

68

Equanimity & Compassion: talk

69

Talk: Redemption

70

Faith (again): talk

71

Progress on the path: short reflection...

72

Metta: talk and guided

73

Four foundations of mindfulness: Talk

74

Living in the world: talk

75

Beautiful theory of MInd pt 2: talk

76

Beautiful theory of mind pt. 1: Talk

77

Faith: talk

78

Gratitude: Overview and guided

79

Mindfulness & the addiction economy: Talk

80

8 fold Path: Entire Course Audio

81

Authenticity...Talk

82

Path without a destination: Talk

83

Brahma vihara's and the four noble truths: Talk

84

The issue at hand: Talk

85

Good in the beginning, middle, and end. Talk: Shannon Smith

86

Mindfulness and the Addiction Economy: Talk

87

Talk: Sudden & Gradual

88

8 fold path: talk(s)

89

Four kinds of Mindfulness: talk

90

Dark Dharma: rant 2

91

Dark Dharma: rant...

92

Addiction Economy: talk (PSA)

93

Relevance: talk

94

Path and View: talk

95

Practice Overview: talk

96

Explaining vs. Training: Talk

97

Secular 8-fold: talk

98

Complete Perspective: talk

99

Entering the Stream: talk

100

Arising of Reactivity: talk

101

Dharma Approach: talk

102

Middle way: talk

103

Mindfulness and the middle way: talk

104

A crisis of meaning: talk

105

On Cultivation: Talk

106

Authentic Happiness: talk

107

Gratification, danger, escape: talk

108

Nibbana for everyone: talk

109

Middle way: Talk

110

Buddhist authoritarianism: talk/rant

111

Meditation Systems: talk

112

Citta 2: talk

113

Citta 1: talk

114

4 foundations/satipatthana: talk

115

Cultivation and the solar buddha: talk

116

secular 8-fold path: talk

117

Metta and it's qualities: talk

118

Effort, hindrances, awakening factors: talk

119

Dharma transmissions: talk

120

A life worth living: talk

121

The arising of reactivity: talk

122

Faith: talk

123

The Dharma of Addiction: talk (again)

124

3 kinds of Mindfulness. Overview of concepts/talk

125

Dharma of Addiction

126

What is Dharma?

127

Clinging and non-clinging: talk

128

4 sets of 3: training, refuge, characteristics, systems: talk

129

states & traits: talk

130

Buddhist modernism & truth: talk

131

Turning point: talk

132

20 years sober (6-12-2003): talk from summer 2023

133

8 fold path: TALK

134

Grateful-Sorrow: Talk

135

Metta: talk

136

The faith to let go: Talk

137

2024 Teacher Checkin': talk

138

Death: talk

139

1st Foundation of Mindfulness: talk

140

Talk: Feeling

141

Universal Empathy: talk

142

Contentment, purpose, meaning: talk

143

Metta Vipassana: guided

144

Courage: talk

145

Metta Vipassana: Intro to practice

146

The paradox of suffering: talk

147

Talk: Genuine happiness

148

Talk: The sacred mystery of awareness

149

Talk: A beautifully natural experience

150

Feeling tone/ overview of practice

151

effort/hindrances/awakening: talk

152

30 years in the Dharma: talk

153

Suffering: talk

154

Dharma of Addiction: Talk

155

Right View: talk

156

Path and View: Talk

157

The present alone, is our happiness: talk

158

What is the Secular Dharma Foundation?

159

Mind: talk

160

Equanimity: guided

161

Mindfulness and the 4 truths: Talk

162

Dharma Reflections: Talk

163

Mindfulness Based Ethical Living: Program Interview

164

Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL): talk & overview

165

Mindfulness and the 4 noble truths: talk & guided

166

Equanimity overview: talk

167

4 qualities of an awakened life: talk

168

Abhidharma Beautiful Mental Factors: talk

169

Culture of Awakening: talk

170

Mindfulness and Metta Vipassana: talk

171

Dave & Stephen Batchelor: Discussion

172

Faith - talk 2

173

Faith- talk

174

the four bases of creativity (desire & effort): talk

175

mindfulness and the 4 noble truths(tasks): talk

176

Mind: guided practice

177

Mind: talk

178

The 3rd Great Effort

179

sati and mindfulness

180

Citta and mind

181

Sex

182

training attention: cultivation 101

183

intro to mindfulness (satipatthana)

184

Process vs. Content

185

The role of concentration

186

Foundations of Mindfulness 3&4 Citta and Dhammas

187

personal reflections on mindfulness

188

Fourth Foundation overview

189

Mindfulness and the 4 noble truths(tasks)

190

Nibbana for Everyone: Talk

191

Turning Point: Talk

192

Aspects of Awakening: Talk

193

skillful & unskillful: talk

194

Talk: The wound that seeks the arrow.

195

Talk: More reflections on effort

196

Talk: intro to effort

197

Talk: short reflections on nibbana

198

Talk: This dharma I have reached

199

Metta Vipassana: talk and guided

200

Talk: Effort, sila etc...

201

Illimitables/compassion/appreciation: Talk and Guided.

202

Mind and Mindfulness: Talk

203

Effort-Hindrances-Awakening Factors: talk

204

Equanimity: talk and overview

205

Attitude: talk and guided

206

Metta: talk and guided

207

Right Speech aka "finding your voice"

208

Morning 2: vedana/feeling overview

209

Morning 1 overview

210

Morning 4: metta-vipassana overview

211

Morning 1: guided

212

Afternoon 2: Ilimitables overview

213

Afternoon 1 Metta Overview

214

Afternoon 1: Metta - guided

215

Suffering: Talk

216

Morning 2: vedana/feeling guided practice

217

Afternoon 2: Ilimitables guided

218

Four Efforts: talk

219

Morning 3: Citta overview

220

morning 3: Citta guided

221

Afternoon 3: equanimity overview

222

Afternoon 3: guided equanimity

223

Nibbana: talk

224

Morning 4: metta vipassana guided

225

Closing Session: take home suggestions

226

8-fold path overview: talk (right view)

227

Metta Vipassana: overview talk

228

Nibbana/Nirvana x 3: talk

229

Nibbana for Everyone: talk

230

Awakening pt 2: talk

231

Awakening: talk

232

Early Buddhism and Dukkha: talk

233

Difference between Buddhism and the Dharma: 2 talks

234

DHARMA LIVE/ONLINE: Weekly Dharma Class !

235

ABHIDHARMA: Talk

236

Restraint and Cultivation: talk

237

Nibanna: talk

238

Citta Vimutti: Talk

239

Citta Vimutti: Guided

240

2nd Noble truth as Harmlessness: Talk

241

Nibbana: talk

242

Interview: Tenzin Chogkyi

243

WTF.... is secular dharma? Talk

244

4 Means of Accomplishment: talk

245

The Dead Ends: talk

246

18 years sober: Song

247

Right Action & Livelihood: talk part 2

248

Right Action & Livelihood: talk

249

4th Foundation of Mindfulness PT 2: Guided

250

4th Foundation of Mindfulness PT 2: talk

251

Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness: talk and guided

252

Refuge and Doubt: talk and guided practice

253

Anger and Hatred: Talk and Guided Practice

254

Buddhist Recovery Online Class and Community

255

20 YEAR ANTHOLOGY: I have just released 20 year of my recordings.

256

Authentic Communication, Humor vs. Seriousness: talk and guided practice

257

Four Directions: Song

258

More Reflections on Dukkha: talk and guided

259

Wake Up: Song

260

Safety/Dukkha/Fear: talk and practice

261

PATREON PODCAST: Consider Joining

262

Metta Vipassana & Smiling at the Universe: TALK

263

Metta-Vipassana: Q&A session

264

Post Election Refection and Practice on Change.

265

Interview: George Haas and his new book !!

266

Mindfulness: Talk

267

Mudita as Enjoyment and Gratitude: Talk and Practice

268

Dharma and Death: Interview w Dave Smith

269

Ill Will: talk and practice

270

Faith and soteriological polarity.

271

Right View: talk and practice

272

Concentration Talk: Putting aside desire and discontent

273

Metta-Vipassana: Overview and Guided

274

Right Effort: guided practice

275

Right Effort: prevent, overcome, develop and maintain.

276

Interview: George Hofmann: Practicing Mental Ilness

277

Compassion: Overview and Guided Practice

278

Wise reflection, wise ranting...

279

Metta Vipassana: Overview and Guided Practice

280

Perspectives on Faith, Trust and Confidence

281

Metta overview and guided practice

282

Fear in the time of COVID

283

Dharma as a perspective, a refuge and a raft: talk

284

Mindfulness: Online Learning Opportunity

285

CITTA: Overview....

286

4 great efforts: prevent, overcome, develop, maintain:Y'all

287

4 qualities of an awakened life

288

Awareness of awareness: overview and guided

289

The Dharma of Addiction: talk

290

The Noble Quest(ion). MN 26: talk

291

Spiritual Bypass and the War on Emotion: Talk

292

Reflections on Practice

293

Ilimatables

294

mindfulness practice

295

War on Emotion OKC

296

8 Fold Path and Recovery

297

Metta Vipassana: Y"all

298

Natural Awareness: GUIDED

299

Natural Awareness in the third foundation: talk

300

Citta: Yep

301

Forgiveness: Practice

302

Forgiveness as Wisdom: talk and overview

303

Bramha Vihara Heart

304

Right View: samma ditthi

305

Citta: One more time. (talk)

306

War on Emotion (Insight LA)

307

Genuine Happiness: a talk

308

Metta Vipassana: practice

309

Illimitables: gratitude & compassion: guided practice

310

Mindfulness and Equanimity

311

The War on Emotion

312

Sudden Awakening: Gradual Cultivation

313

Sila: Dharma as behavior.

314

Self: a field, a raft and a city. TALK

315

Citta: again - talk

316

dharma life story

317

Citta: a Talk

318

Metta Vipassana: smiling at the universe

319

Genuine Happiness: a talk

320

Equanimity: guided "feel-know-care-forgive-appreciation-understand"

321

Equanimity: the both/and of life

322

Metta as gratitude: guided

323

Understanding Metta as gratitude (Mudita practice)

324

The wound that seeks the arrow

325

Citta Overview

326

Citta: guided

327

Embodied Metta: guided

328

Embodied Metta: overview

329

Intro to practice: overview and guided instructions

330

awakening into right view

331

Embodied Metta: guided

332

Embodied Metta: talk and overview

333

Attitude Y'all: guided practice on Citta

334

Citta: talk overview (aka, third foundation)

335

Metta: guided practice

336

Metta Talk: Overview

337

Anchor: guided practice

338

Establishing an Anchor: talk

339

Genuine Happiness

340

Metta Vipassana: short intro and guided practice

341

The Noble Quest: MN 26

342

The heart of right view: Complete understanding

343

Effort, hindrances, awakening factors

344

What is Mindfulness? How does it work...?

345

Effort, effort, and more effort: a talk

346

3 trainings

347

Perspectives on Citta

348

Illimitables: guided

349

Opening to the illimatables: intro talk

350

Equanimity and its two faces: wisdom and compassion

351

Guardians of the World: Shame part 2

352

Guardians of the World: Shame part 1

353

Anger and Fear

354

desire vs. craving

355

This dharma I have reached...

356

authentic communication: aka "right speech"

357

Dharma and Trauma

358

Understanding the illimatables

359

Right view & the middle way

360

Buddhism without Beliefs

361

Compassion and Appreciation: Guided practice

362

The illimatables: talk and overview

363

Citta: guided practice

364

Citta: talk and overview

365

Our Ultimate Concern

366

Embodied Metta: guided practice

367

Embodied Metta: talk and set-up

368

Talk and Instruction: developing the mind, intro to the heart

369

Equanimity and the middle way: talk

370

compassion and appreciation: talk and guided practice

371

Embodied Metta: talk and guided practice

372

Awakening

373

Vipassana: talk and instruction

374

Metta: Talk and Instruction

375

Mindfulness and cultivating emotional balance

376

Metta Vipassana: talk

377

Appreciation / Gratitude: Guided practice

378

Compassion: Guided meditation

379

Metta: Guided practice

380

Equanimity: Both/And

381

Awakening- thru-mindfulness- to- dharma

382

Fourth foundation of Mindfulness: overview

383

Developing a Gratitude practice: Mudita

384

Mindfulness of Mind: 3rd foundation overview

385

Compassion: talk and instruction

386

Mindfulness of Feeling: Vedana overiew

387

Metta: Talk and Instructions

388

Livelihood

389

Fourth foundation of Mindfulness: talk and instructions

390

Third foundation of Mindfulness: talk and instructions

391

Second foundation of Mindfulness: talk and instructions

392

First foundation of Mindfulness: talk and instructions-body

393

First foundation of Mindfulness: talk and instructions

394

Ethical mindfulness: Guided instruction 30 mins "aka" equanimity

395

Equanimity: talk and instructions

396

gratitude and appreciation: talk and instruction

397

Compassion: talk and instruction

398

Forgiveness: talk and instruction

399

metta: talk and instructions

400

Metta Vipassana: Calgary event

401

Chuck Berry and heart of dharma...

402

GUIDED: 4 foundations of mindfulness overview and practice

403

Awakening into the five spiritual faculties

404

Awakening into your own freedom

405

The faith to let go: the hearts release

406

Suffering and it's end...

407

Awake

408

Irrigating the field

409

Third Noble Truth

410

Second Noble Truth

411

First Noble Truth

412

A new Paradigm

413

Equanimity: Talk and guided practice

414

Buddhism as behavior

415

Ehipassiko: Come and see for yourself.

416

4 foundations of mindfulness

417

hindrances & awakening factors

418

What the Buddha taught?

419

Aspects of Dharma...

420

The wound that seeks the arrow.

421

Metta Vipassana

422

Arriving into dharma

423

Cultivating gratitude and appreciation

424

compassion: talk and guided meditation

425

Compassion and dissatisfaction

426

Variations on a theme: Clinging

427

Papanca

428

Lets talk about sex....

429

Sila-Samadhi-Panna

430

Mindfulness and the 4 noble truths

431

Karma

432

Faith and renciation

433

Life of the Historic Buddha

434

Love: reflections on...

435

I hate this

436

Dharma Life Story

437

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