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Buddhist Geeks

Vince Fakhoury Horn
Buddhism
Meditation
Jhāna
Mindfulness
Interbeing
Insight Meditation Tradition
Israel
Consciousness
Ayya Khema
Judith Blackstone
Dipa Ma
Genocide
Jhana
Kasina
Access Concentration
Palestine
Harriet Tubman
Palestinian People
Equanimity
Embodied Awakening

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

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In “Imaginal Meditation,” Emily West Horn introduces an approach to imaginal practice—drawing on Vajrayana deity yoga, Jack Kornfield, Chögyam Trungpa, and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche—to show how invoking, dissolving, and embodying the image of the Bu... more

Vince Fakhoury Horn on the grammar of social metta—why a metta phrase needs a wish and only optionally a subject, how Sharon Salzberg’s “pith metta” shortens the phrase once the wish starts coming true, and why open-heartedness is a byproduct of the ... more

In “Social Metta Works!”, Vince Fakhoury Horn traces the origin story and practical mechanics of practicing loving-kindness out loud and together, making the case that metta—a fundamentally pro-social practice—works better when it stops being somethi... more

Emily Horn teaches equanimity as upekkhā, using Thich Nhat Hanh’s preferred translation—inclusion—exploring:

* How befriending pain and steadying over and over earns back your own trust

* Why non-preferencing is an engaged state rather than a passi... more

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Vince Fakhoury Horn
Host of Insight Diaspora; Buddhist Geeks connections; engages in dialogues on consciousness and technology.

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4.3 out of 5 stars from 592 ratings
  • Anti semitic lies

    Sick of how you think Jews don’t count.

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    .><
    United States9 months ago
  • Too bad Vince is such a douche on Twitter

    Vince’s true colors on Twitter are a bit too obnoxious for my taste. He’s a prolific finger-wagger and whiner, with plenty of wrong speech.

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    Jdjej sje
    Canada4 years ago
  • The interview was ok but saying that the eternal changeless formless sunyata must be subject to evolution left me stunned. I think the participants need additional clarity.

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    pverco
    4 years ago
  • Woke

    More left leaning political garbage. Not for me.

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    Anonymous 9658
    United States5 years ago
  • Wow

    I can’t believe I’m hearing propaganda from a so-called Buddhist podcast. Saying that Obama era was one of peace and prosperity. Really?. The housing crisis, bombing seven countries, building the detention centers for immigrants that are being used, don’t forget Obama was the DePorter in chief. I thought this was a Buddhist podcast not a propaganda podcast. Did you know that Trump started no new wars he’s bringing troops home he’s brought industry back to the United States, he’s funded black col... more

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    Shotinzenjin
    United States6 years ago

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Listeners praise thoughtful, compassionate discussions that bridge Buddhism with technology, science, and social issues.
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The Flavors of Jhāna
Q: What is Jhāna?
Jhāna can be seen as just meditation, which evolves in understanding as one practices.
Sharon Salzberg on Dipa Ma
Q: What do you feel like is the biggest lesson that you learned from her, that you're still teaching?
The sense of possibility she saw in everyone, combined with high standards and kindness.
Leigh Brasington on Ayya Khema
Q: What did Ayya Khema teach you?
Ayya didn't teach Jhanas publicly at first; she guided me privately, and by 1990 she was known as a Jhana teacher. She taught me much more than just the Jhanas.
Leigh Brasington on Ayya Khema
Q: How did you get into Buddhism and where did you first meet Ayya Khema?
I didn't get into Buddhism until '85; my introduction was during college when Houston Smith gave a lecture about Zen. I then went on a three-year trip where I encountered the spiritual dimension of life and later met Ayya Khema on retreat.
Trudy Goodman on Kōbun Chino Otogawa
Q: What was it like going from the Korean San style that you're learning from Sin Sinim to the Japanese tradition that Kōbun Chino is practicing in?
The Korean tradition focused on the Wat Dō which posed a question for meditation, while Kōbun emphasized the body and breath, creating a gentler and more intuitive approach.

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