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Buddhist Geeks

Vince Fakhoury Horn

Evolving Dharma in the Age of the Network www.buddhistgeeks.org

religion & spirituality buddhism

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00:26:49

A Meditation Coalition, with JoAnna Hardy

Buddhist Geeks ·

2020/01/13

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 communities. Check out our episode on the SF Dharma Collective to hear another example of a sangha that is

00:56:39

Six Ways to Meditate, with Vincent Horn

Buddhist Geeks ·

2020/01/01

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 techniques available in the Buddhist wisdom tradition.Memorable Quotes:"The untrained mind has a

00:41:51

Yum, Yum, Yum with Ram Dass

Buddhist Geeks ·

2019/12/23

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! ❤️💣Episode links:🎧 Existential Medicine, A recording of Part 1 of the same Waking Up with Psychedelics

00:45:40

Toward a Fourth Turning, Pt. 2, with Ken Wilber

Buddhist Geeks ·

2019/11/04

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 WilberIn Part 1, Ken discusses the evolution of Buddhism through the three turnings, what each turning included and was missing, and what each

01:15:04

Toward a Fourth Turning, Pt. 1, with Ken Wilber

Buddhist Geeks ·

2019/10/28

01:00:18

Why Metadharma?, Pt. 1, with Michael W. Taft

Buddhist Geeks ·

2019/08/01

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, including the ecological emergency, runaway capitalism, an over-dependence on rationality, growing

01:24:10

The Dharma of Collapse, with Daniel Thorson

Buddhist Geeks ·

2019/07/22

"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 real dangers ahead of us. What if, in fact, we are on the fast track toward both an ecological

02:09:59

Sameness & Difference in American Dharma, with Ann Gleig

Buddhist Geeks ·

2019/07/11

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 philosophical vantages, including the ‘post secular’, the ‘postcolonial’, and also in this conversation

00:45:50

Metadharma: Set & Setting, with Vince Horn

Buddhist Geeks ·

2019/04/29

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 three jewels of the Buddhist contemplative tradition, the Buddha, Dharma, & Sangha,may be

00:57:06

The SF Dharma Collective, with Kathryn "Kati" Devaney

Buddhist Geeks ·

2019/04/10

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 what makes it an entirely new kind of sangha-experiment.A short note from Vince: After visiting

00:38:34

Trauma and the Unbound Body, with Judith Blackstone

Buddhist Geeks ·

2019/03/29

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.Ryan & Judith also discuss what fundamental consciousness is, how to attune to it in, the

01:06:54

The Limits of Retreat Culture, with Oren Jay Sofer

Buddhist Geeks ·

2019/01/09

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 book, "Say What you Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication." I've known Oren now for a

01:36:28

Psychedelics, Technology, and the Future of...

Buddhist Geeks ·

2018/12/13

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 forward in the transformation of human consciousness.Audience dialogue and questions took center

00:59:07

No Gods Before Love, with David Gold

Buddhist Geeks ·

2018/10/15

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 it be removed.” - David Gold“I will not have another God before Love. I don’t know what Gods

00:58:32

Falling in Love with the Truth, with David Gold

Buddhist Geeks ·

2018/09/17

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 Cohen.He shares the learnings that were borne out of working with those teachers, and the way that

01:09:49

The Present, Past, & Future of Mindfulness, with...

Buddhist Geeks ·

2018/09/05

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 the importance of making mindfulness accessible, about the discontinuous changes that have happened

00:21:40

The Dharma of Networks, with Christopher Vitale

Buddhist Geeks ·

2018/08/29

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 & philosophical terms.What I discovered in Chris' writing was a clear philosophy of networks, and a

01:07:19

Aya & Vajra, with Lama Karma

Buddhist Geeks ·

2018/08/01

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 about Lama Karma's teacher, Lama Norlha, who recently passed away and who at the very end of his

01:12:22

Existential Medicine

Buddhist Geeks ·

2018/07/09

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 a mind that's steeped in wisdom can start to say, 'Oh, this is the teaching right here.'" - Spring

00:57:52

Collective Wisdom Rising

Buddhist Geeks ·

2018/03/27

I’m joined in this raw & intimate conversation by meditation teacher & author Spring Washam, as we discuss the integration of Buddhist contemplative practice with the Peruvian plant medicine ayahuasca.We begin with Springs dharma journey and the way that silent practice no longer served her deeper healing journey, and how the ultimately brought her to the jungles of Peru.I share parallels on my path of working with psilocybin and healing ancestral trauma, and we go into how a deeper

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