Dave Smith Dharma

07/27/2026

All the happenings: https://email.seculardharmafoundation.com/t/d-e-wqhhld-l-r/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTUsgBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5cVVsSmp5MGVCWFVFSUlOc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlHygddgZbwl_rGdpEEY3XwaHrpVGo4uJvUViJtVl1HMdQf6blVP8Dscd8w3_aem_LpmkkzCMf-D0E2UxcmLp3A

07/22/2026

Very grateful to offer an authentic lineage of practice that has guided my life. Much love to my teacher Steve Smith for planting the seeds way back when. Many thanks to Mark Miller from the Contemplative Science Podcast for bringing awareness to important role that kindness plays in cultivating well being in this world.

Science Podcast · Updated Weekly · What can cutting-edge science tell us about spiritual development? And how are ancient contemplative practices helping us to investigate the nature of well-being? On The Contemplative Science Podcast,…

06/23/2026

“Suppose a man needing a snake, seeking a snake, wandering in search of a snake, saw a large snake and grasped its coils or its tail. It would turn back on him and bite his hand or arm or one of his limbs, and because of that he would come to death or deadly suffering. Why is that? Because of his wrong grasp of the snake.

So too, here some misguided men learn the Dhamma but
having learned the Dhamma, they do not examine the meaning of thoseteachings with intelligence, they do not gain a reflective acceptance of them.

Instead, they learn the Dhamma only for the sake of criticising others and winning in debates, and they do not experience the good for the sake of which they learned the Dhamma. These teachings, being wrongly grasped by them, conduce to their harm and suffering for a long time.

05/12/2026

Don't sleep LA peeps:
https://insightla.org/event/5-day-metta-vipassana/2026-05-20-15-00/

05/08/2026

https://www.davesmithdharma.com/schedule/

05/08/2026

Memorial Day, 3 and 5 day options. Some space is remaining.

Metta-Vipassana is an integrated practice that unites the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Vipassana) with Metta practices (Brahmavihāras). Vipassana meditation (insight or mindfulness practice) connects the richness of our shared human experience...

05/08/2026

https://davesmithdharma.substack.com/p/practice-practice-and-more-practice

There is no better time to practice - come sit

05/04/2026

Dharma...

Notes on conversations with Stephen Batchelor

05/04/2026

Get out of the madness.
https://www.davesmithdharma.com/schedule/

04/21/2026

2026 teaching dates

April 2 – 5: Drala Mountain Center Mindfulness & Recovery
May 20 – 25: Insight LA Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
June 1 – 7: Rocky Mountain Eco Dharma
July 7 -13: Vallecitos
September 4 – 8: Bozeman Dharma Retreat
September 13 – 20: Vallecitos
September 28 – October 2: Off Grid Retreats NORCAL
December 30 – January 2: Insight LA Rancho Palos Verdes, CA