Podcast Episodes

Mindfulness of the 4 Truths

Episode 13

Andrew discusses contemplating the Buddha's core teaching--the 4 Noble Truths--as a means for awakening.

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10 years, 3 months ago

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The Five Aggregates

Episode 12

Andrew continues his discussion of the 4th Foundation of Mindfulness contemplations, focusing on the Five Aggregates. He discusses how, as sensitive …

10 years, 3 months ago

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Compassion

Episode 11

Andrew discusses his personal experience with compassion practice and the role of willingness, empathy, and limit-setting in engaged Buddhist practic…

10 years, 4 months ago

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Second Noble Truth

Episode 10

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-eas…

10 years, 4 months ago

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The Five Hindrances

Episode 9

Andrew discusses the 4th Foundation of Mindfulness, highlighting the contemplation of "The Five Hindrances" as they relate to Buddhist practice.

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10 years, 4 months ago

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Depression + Equanimity

Episode 8

In this episode, Andrew talks about the difficulty of confronting depression. He discusses how we can use the practices of mindfulness and equanimity…

10 years, 4 months ago

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Mindfulness of Feeling

Episode 4

He details the importance of dropping beneath our habitual emotional reactivity and compulsive thinking patterns into a more embodied and direct expe…

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Faith

Episode 3

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…

10 years, 4 months ago

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First Noble Truth

Episode 2

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 Thaila…

10 years, 4 months ago

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Spiritual Urgency

Episode 1

Andrew discusses the role of commitment and motivation in the undertaking of spiritual practice. He talks about the pali sanskrit word, samvega (“spi…

10 years, 4 months ago

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