Buddhist Geeks

In this episode, Vince Horn is joined in conversation with Jason Snyder, PhD. Co-host of the Both/And Podcast and an adjunct lecturer at ASU’s Department of Sustainable Development, Jason joins Vince in a sit-down conversation, where they discuss the topics of memetic mediation, metamodernism, integral theory, responding to the meta-crisis, sensemaking and more. Memorable Quotes : "We are all comp...

In this episode we’re joined again by meditator & medical doctor Daniel M. Ingram , to discuss his current efforts at helping mainstream knowledge of the common patterns of experience that unfold during contemplative practice–commonly referred to as “the stages of insight” in the early Buddhist tradition–so that this knowledge can become integrated into our modern medical systems. Episode Link...

From practicing hindu tantra with a guru he met at a new age bookstore in Chicago, to building open source hexayurts on the playa of burning man, to helping launch the second biggest crypto-network , Vinay Gupta is a man on a mission. Bringing a Vaderesque approach to spiritual, social, cultural, & engineering topics, Vinay offers an ultra-compelling apocoloptimistic vision of the future. - Vi...

The founder of Open Source Ecology , Marcin Jakubowski , shares his journey of going from being a PhD student in Fusion Physics to meditating daily & building the modular groundwork for an open source economy of abundance.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Get full access to Buddhist Geeks at www.b...

In this episode, Vince Horn is joined in dialogue, once again, by Diane Musho Hamilton –Zen teacher, professional meditator, and Integral facilitator. The conversation begins with Vince's reflections on an Integral Facilitator Training that he attended with Diane, where a bulk of the training centered around facilitating small group conversations around issues related to differences of identity. A...

In this episode, Vince Horn is joined in conversation by long-time mentor and friend, David Loy , to explore his latest on, " EcoDharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis ." Their discussion centers around how this EcoDharma work relates to our current exploration of Metadharma , which we describe as any approach to dharma practice that intentionally seeks to respond to the overlapping...

In this episode, Emily Horn speaks with Insight meditation teacher and co-founder of the newly established Meditation Coalition of Los Angeles,  JoAnna Hardy . In their conversation, they explore the origins, values, & current activities of this new experiment in community. Here at Buddhist Geeks we see the Meditation Coalition as part of larger emerging trend of decentralizing dharma communit...

What practice(s) should I do? When should I switch-up my practice? How do I practice well, with so many choices available? Recorded during a week-long Buddhist Geeks Retreat , Vince Horn addresses these super-common questions by introducing Six Ways to Meditate . The purpose of this meditative meta-model is to give freelance meditators and DIY practitioners a way to orient to the vast diversity of...

In this episode originally recorded in 2018 at the " Waking Up with Psychedelics " event in Los Angeles, Trudy Goodman spoke with one of the pioneers of Western spirituality and psychedelics, Ram Dass.  We're sharing this now to honor the recent passing of Baba Ram Dass, and appreciate his tremendous impact on popular, spiritual, & psychedelic culture. We hope you enjoy this love bomb! ❤️💣 Ep...

In this latest addition to the Metadharma series, Ryan Oelke is joined by philosopher Ken Wilber to explore what a fourth turning of Buddhism looks like, what it includes, and why it’s needed.  "The new Buddha is not going to be the Sangha, but the unification of the Buddha, Sangha, and Dharma in a single ongoing nondual Awareness and Awakening.” - Ken Wilber In Part 1 , Ken discusses the evolutio...

In this latest addition to the Metadharma series, Ryan Oelke is joined by philosopher Ken Wilber to explore what a fourth turning of Buddhism looks like, what it includes, and why it’s needed.  "The new Buddha is not going to be the Sangha, but the unification of the Buddha, Sangha, and Dharma in a single ongoing nondual Awareness and Awakening.” - Ken Wilber In Part 1 , Ken discusses the evolutio...

In this latest addition to the Metadharma series, Vince Horn is joined by Michael W. Taft to explore the (meta)reasoning around Metadharma. Why do we need another Dharma? What does Metadharma respond to that Modern and Postmodern forms of Dharma haven’t? What do we need to jettison in order for a genuine Metadharma to emerge? And how does Metadharma relate to the very real social crises we face, i...

"Climate change", as a term, no longer captures the real danger that climate scientists say that we as a species, along with our fellow creatures, face today. Already the impacts of climate change have turned into a genuine ecological crisis. A growing group of people are asking out loud, if the recent string of dire government-backed climate reports are too conservative to accurately describe the...

In this deep dive into the emerging territory of American Dharma , scholar-practitioner Ann Gleig joins with Buddhist Geeks host Vince Horn to explore a plurality of perspectives, some overlooked and marginalized, some debated for millennia. Over 2 hours of deep dialogical podcasting, Ann & Vince explore the larger territory of postmodernism in relation to American Dharma from multiple philoso...

In this episode Vince Horn kicks-off a new series on Buddhist Geeks on "Metadharma." Sharing his journey from working with integral philosopher Ken Wilber in the early aughts, to deconstructing grand metanarratives with inquiry meditation and developmental psychology, to returning back to a metaphilosophical orientation in recent years. This series, on Metadharma, will explore the ways that the th...

In this episode, Vince Horn is joined by Kathryn "Kati" Devaney, one of the founders of the newly formed student-led sangha, SF Dharma Collective .  In addition to being practitioner, and community organizer, Kati is also a neuroscience researcher who has specialized on studying human visual attention.  In this discussion Kati describes the origin story of the SF Dharma Collective and talks about...

In this episode Ryan Oelke speaks with Judith Blackstone , a teacher in the contemporary fields of nondual realization and spiritual, relational, and somatic psychotherapy, about her new book, “ Trauma and the Unbound Body : The Healing Power of Fundamental Consciousness”.  They chat about the connection between embodiment, nondual realization, and healing, and how all three help deepen one other....

I had the great delight of speaking with Oren Jay Sofer , just as he was fresh off a month-long silent retreat.  The timing couldn't be better, as the bulk of what we discussed relates to silent retreat culture, both its strengths and limitations.   We ended up discussing communication and social practice quite a bit as well, including touching on some of the practices that he teaches in his new b...

What is the future of consciousness hacking? Organic molecules, blinky machines, good old fashioned meditation, or some combination of them all?  In this episode, recorded live in San Francisco on October 24th 2018, Michael Taft of Deconstructing Yourself , Vincent Horn of Buddhist Geeks , and host Mikey Siegel of Consciousness Hacking discuss the possibilities, the challenges, and the many ways f...

In this episode I'm joined in dialogue by David Gold to explore the path of Love. David shares the story of meeting his beloved, Juli Reeves, and how their meeting kicked off a process of being disrupted by Love. Listen in as we inquiry into Love, Life, Trust, Emergence, & Evolution. This is part 2 of a two-part series. Memorable Quotes: “Whatever stands in the way of me loving her more, may i...

During this episode I'm joined by an old friend and mentor, David Gold , to discuss, as he puts it, his "evolution from a non-teacher to a non-teacher." We talk about our shared history, going back to my time as college student at NC State, where he was a facilitator of the Self-Knowledge Symposium. He also shares his history with American mystic, Richard Rose, and with the fallen guru, Andrew Coh...

In this episode I'm joined by my old friend and colleague, Rohan Gunatillake . Rohan is the founder of Mindfulness Everywhere , a creative studio combining meditation, technology, & design. Mindfulness Everywhere is perhaps best known for it's popular meditation app buddhify , and for it's innovative-indie approach to developing digital mindfulness products.  In this conversation we talk about...

I discovered Christoper Vitale 's writing after doing a google search on the "philosophy of networks." At the time I had recently started doing the Buddhist Geeks podcast again and had formulated a new tagline for the project: Dharma in the Age of the Network . I wanted to dive deeper into what networks are, not in a specific sense (of say a "computer network"), but in more general & philosoph...

In this episode I was joined by my dharma friend Lama Karma . During our time together we explored his time in Peru, using the native plant medicine ayahuasca. He said he couldn't help but relate to his experience through the lens of his vajrayana training, and shares some of how he makes sense of the experiences he had while using ayahuasca ceremonially. We also get into a heart-felt conversation...

This episode comes from a live event on " Waking Up with Psychedelics " that occurred in Los Angeles, co-hosted by InsightLA . I was joined in this dialogue by Trudy Goodman , Spring Washam , & Dr. Charles Grob . Ram Dass joined us at the end of this dialogue, and his talk is on available for Buddhist Geeks Patrons as a bonus episode. Memorable Quotes "An untrained mind may go into panic, but...