David Smart 
I’ve found there are many tricks to reduce suffering,but many only scrape the surface.Many try to reduce sufferingby placing attention on different, more pleasurable contentinstead of observing the nature of the content itself.Turning to new content may bring reliefbut understanding the nature of contentis brings understanding. This understanding is forgotten easilyand must be stabilizedthrough deliberate … Read more
After four months of recording, True Nature is now available on audiobook on Audible: Special Offer for New Audible Listeners For the audiobook version, I’ve opted into Amazon’s Audible program, which allows new Audible members to claim three books for free upon sign-up. Begin your free 30-day trial and claim my book for free. Preview … Read more
Back when I attended ten-day silent meditation retreats, I once met a man named Matt. Matt was a young man but an old student, experience which earned him a cushion at the front of the class. A newer student at the time, I sat in the back. I remember peeking around the Great Hall during … Read more
I would like to help those interested in writing and publishing their first book. After self-publishing two books of my own, I would love to help others do the same. Would this be you? Let me know and we can discuss what this might look like. In other news, I’m nearly finished with the audiobook for True … Read more
Back in 2018, I wrote a blog post about the story of my first ten-day vipassana meditation retreat. For those who haven’t already read it, I spent some time rewriting it, cleaning it up, creating a cover, and giving it a title because I think the story is worthy of the effort. It’s called Ten Days … Read more
I once knew this guy who became amazing at lucid dreaming. He thought if he could lucid dream, then he could do all sorts of cool stuff he couldn’t in real life. He said he practiced every day. He journaled his dreams in the morning, looked at his watch every hour throughout the day, and … Read more
After watching hundreds of hours of YouTube videos, I’ve compiled a list of my favorite perspective-shifting YouTube channels. Infamous for its rabbit holes, I’ve lost myself countless times to both the dark and enlightening trenches of YouTube’s video archives. While there’s noise to sift through, I’ve found YouTube to be a deep well rich with … Read more
After three years of writing, I recently released my second book, True Nature.The art isn’t finished—I could have kept working on it for years.But there comes a time when something grabs ahold of us and says,You’ve held onto this for way too long.It’s time to let it go. Please, for your own sanity. I told … Read more
Bradley Lovell (@burntbybradley) is my friend with whom I’ve hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, traveled to Nepal to live with a spiritual teacher, and who continues to inspire me to this day. In this podcast, we discuss artistic pursuit, child-like play vs. mature play in daily practice, and various tools for dissolving life’s challenges. We … Read more
Here’s the first chapter of True Nature, my latest book now available on Amazon and direct: [button title=”Buy Amazon” link=”https://amzn.to/3wl2D53″ new_tab=”yes”][button title=”Buy Direct” link=”https://thinkingwithdavid.com/true-nature-book” new_tab=”no”] Enjoy the read! Arrival Her eyes, like whirlpools, pull me into her. We kiss. I melt into her. Warm sensations flood my body as our lips touch. I run my … Read more