Dave Smith leads a retreat at New Life Foundation and speaks on the topic of "Awakening". Where does the Buddhist path lead, and what is the process of awakening? Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildHeartNashville/ Instagram: ht...
Aug 02, 2016•1 hr•Ep. 22
Andrew discusses the human tendency towards self-harshness and self-improvement, and how this "negativity bias" of the mind gets in the way of finding joy and fulfillment in life. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildHeartNashvil...
Aug 01, 2016•37 min•Ep. 20
Do we consider SEX a part of our spiritual practice? Andrew discusses the importance of including sexuality & intimacy as a part of our spiritual path. He discusses motivations for sex both within and out of committed relationships and how to work towards developing more intimacy and less harm around our sexuality. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financi...
Jul 24, 2016•40 min•Ep. 21
For tonight's group, Andrew opens up dialogue surrounding separateness and suffering. He discusses how our deepest insecurities and fears, combined with years of history and subordinate vs. dominate (i.e. "self" and "other") dynamics influence our actions and our resistance to collective awakening. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: ht...
Jul 11, 2016•35 min•Ep. 19
Andrew discusses the role of samadhi (i.e. concentration or "collectedness of awareness") in mindfulness practice. He discusses how the meditator can better develop insight and overcome stressful obstacles by first "breaking the addiction" to the thinking mind. Once the meditator is grounded in a primary object of meditation (i.e. breath), they can then start to observe patterns of stress and rumination in the mind. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashvil...
Jul 06, 2016•42 min•Ep. 18
Andrew speaks at the Against the Stream center in Santa Monica and discusses the "Power of Perception" and the role of perception in awakening. Andrew specifically highlights how distorted perceptions often get us into trouble, as outlined in the Vipallasa Sutta. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter....
Jun 19, 2016•31 min•Ep. 17
Andrew offered this talk at Alameda Sangha in Oakland, CA. He discusses the Buddha's teaching, "The Noble Quest," highlighting the Buddha's discussion of the path to liberation as both a shift in perspective from "place" to "ground" and a path that goes "against the stream." Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmedit...
Jun 12, 2016•41 min•Ep. 16
Andrew visits Against the Stream in Oakland and offers a talk on the "two wings" of Buddhist practice, wisdom and compassion. Andrew offers the practical framework of using mindfulness as a means of "seeing clearly" and "responding wisely;" he discusses the role of creativity and intention as supports for engaged Buddhist practice. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support...
Jun 08, 2016•23 min•Ep. 15
Dave Smith is in town at Against the Stream Nashville! Andrew and Dave share personal experience with confronting life's ups and downs on the path and how committing to dharma practice has transformed their relationship to pain and loss. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on So...
May 04, 2016•42 min•Ep. 14
Andrew discusses contemplating the Buddha's core teaching--the 4 Noble Truths--as a means for awakening. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildHeartNashville/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildheartnashville/ TikTok: https:...
May 01, 2016•37 min•Ep. 13
Andrew continues his discussion of the 4th Foundation of Mindfulness contemplations, focusing on the Five Aggregates. He discusses how, as sensitive beings, we are affected and inclined to act based upon how we feel and perceive the world. He also touches on the Buddha's teaching on Not-Self. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://...
Apr 18, 2016•33 min•Ep. 12
Andrew discusses his personal experience with compassion practice and the role of willingness, empathy, and limit-setting in engaged Buddhist practice. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildHeartNashville/ Instagram: https://www.i...
Apr 12, 2016•38 min•Ep. 11
In this talk, Dave Smith discusses the Second Noble Truth, highlighting the push and pull of craving and how this manifests as reactivity and dis-ease. This talks was given during Dave's time teaching at New Life Foundation in Thailand. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Soc...
Apr 12, 2016•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 10
Andrew discusses the 4th Foundation of Mindfulness, highlighting the contemplation of "The Five Hindrances" as they relate to Buddhist practice. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildHeartNashville/ Instagram: https://www.instagra...
Apr 03, 2016•46 min•Ep. 9
In this episode, Andrew talks about the difficulty of confronting depression. He discusses how we can use the practices of mindfulness and equanimity to engage with and alleviate some of causes and conditions associated with depression. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Soc...
Mar 30, 2016•28 min•Ep. 8
He details the importance of dropping beneath our habitual emotional reactivity and compulsive thinking patterns into a more embodied and direct experience of our lives. How can we use mindfulness of feeling to free ourselves from the many destructive habits that no longer serve our personal and interpersonal wellbeing. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financ...
Mar 26, 2016•34 min•Ep. 4
Dave Smith discusses the importance and challenge of "letting go" of obstacles that get in the way of our freedom. He discusses the role of faith and confidence as it relates to Buddhist practice. He also details the roll of renunciation and "un-hooking" from the many things that preoccupy our thoughts and provoke our fears and stressors. Enjoy! Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel mo...
Mar 26, 2016•51 min•Ep. 3
The following is a talk from Against the Stream Nashville Founder, Dave Smith, that he gave while teaching a retreat at New Life Foundation in Thailand. Dave discusses the "Wisdom of Dissatisfaction" as it relates to Buddhist teaching and practice. The First Noble Truth is the cornerstone of the path to developing a deeper understanding of the ways in which we self-generate stress and often dismiss, avoid, or avert our attention from what is painful and difficult. Often, in our efforts to avoid ...
Mar 18, 2016•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 2
Andrew discusses the role of commitment and motivation in the undertaking of spiritual practice. He talks about the pali sanskrit word, samvega (“spiritual urgency”) as a foundational element of Buddhist practice. This talk spotlights the five reflections (Upajjhatthana Sutta) as a tool for remembering the temporariness of our life, health, and wellbeing. By taking time to reflect on the impermanent nature of life, we can remember how important it is to be present and available for the many chal...
Mar 14, 2016•39 min•Ep. 1
Dave Smith offers practical instructions on the first foundation of mindfulness--breath & body. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildHeartNashville/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildheartnashville/ TikTok: https://www...
Jan 01, 2016•56 min•Ep. 42
Dave Smith offers a talk and meditation instructions on the mindfulness discourses as they pertain to "mindfulness of breathing." Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildHeartNashville/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildheart...
Jan 01, 2016•51 min•Ep. 41
Thai forest master Ajahn Cha has made a huge influence on dharma in the west. Here, Dave offers some reflections on his teachings and teaching style. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildHeartNashville/ Instagram: https://www.ins...
Mar 26, 2014•32 min•Ep. 7
reflections on the reality of death.... Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildHeartNashville/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildheartnashville/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wildheartmeditation
Mar 26, 2014•29 min•Ep. 5
