Dave Smith Dharma

I was invited to teach a zoom session for the Boston Meditation Center. The talk is on right effort. Much love and thanks to my good friend and dharma colleague, Chris Crotty for inviting me in.

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I met George Hofmann just before the Covid-19 shutdown. We were both attending a retreat with Stephen Batchelor at Upaya Zen Center. We became fast friends and I was very interested in his process with mindfulness and Dharma. George, has a long personal history of working with Bi-polar disorder. Through medication, meditation and some CBT, he is now living a happy successful life. Hear his journey, process and his contributions to the world of mental health. Find out more about George here.

website:    www.practicingmentalillness.com

Blog on PsychCentral:    https://blogs.psychcentral.com/older-bipolar/

The book at Amazon:

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One from the vault. Today, looking thru my voice recorder in my phone I stubbled across a series of meditations form the Cultivating Emotional Balance Retreat (CEB) that I taught in September of 2019. This was recorded at the Vajrapani Institute in Boulder Creek CA. You can hear the night time critics in the background. Enjoy! 

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A few words on the practice of wise refection. Under difficult times, do we rise to our expectations, or do we fall to the level of our training. A rant, at best :)

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This guided practice offers some overview and guided practice on metta vipassana. The focus is to bring metta: kindness and friendliness into the three aspects of experience. Change, Tragedy, Self. The meditation starts at 10:00. 

Be safe out there y'all. 

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Perspectives on Faith, Trust and Confidence: How do we understand and develop these qualities? How are the relevant and useful in the stressful and uncertain moments of our life? How can we develop the inner resource of confidence? 

If you are looking for more resources and guidance during this time, please see what I have available at my services page. Thanks.

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A brief overview and guided practice on the concept and practice of metta. Enjoy.

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A short reflection on how to understand and work with fear in these challenging times. 

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This talk was given via ZOOM as an act of generosity to the good folks at ALBX Insight. I recorded it last minute on my iphone. Enjoy.

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This short talk is a big thanks to all-y'all for listening to all my talks. I have a new online class available that is the culmination of 10 years of teaching in jails, prisons, treatment centers and whole bunch of other crazy spots. The online course is simple, yet comprehensive and will give you the background, education and all the instructions you need to develop mindfulness. I hope to see you on screen. I am offering a discount rate for the next 90 days. You can sign up here: This is yet, another, talk on citta. Shit is so important. Also, don't hesitate to take my online course on Mindfulness. These crazy time are a good opportunity to practice at home. The course is reduced in price for the next 90 days. Take Advantage. Check out the link: :https://courses.seculardharmafoundation.com/courses/1/about

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