An Engineer’s Guide to Buddhism: A Google Acts of Peace & Joy on Demand | Chade-Meng Tan Q&A episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 29, 2026 · 1H 3M

An Engineer’s Guide to Buddhism: A Google Acts of Peace & Joy on Demand | Chade-Meng Tan Q&A

from Clear Mountain Monastery Project · host Clear Mountain Monastery

In this interview, Ahahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak with early Google engineer and author Chade-Meng Tan (https://chademeng.com/). He is also the founder of Buddhism.net (https://buddhism.net/). 00:01:21 Meng's early life and path to Buddhism 00:06:21 Integrating Buddhist inspiration into Google 00:16:15 Scaling transformation and transcendence in society 00:23:15 The accessibility of joy and its training methods 00:32:42 Inspiring spiritual depth in world and business leaders 00:40:21 Meditation strategies for computer programmers 00:45:27 Corporate management principles for monastic delegation 00:49:22 Managing digital devices and mental distractions 00:55:03 Skillful leadership, resilience, and systemic recovery Chade-Meng's Biography: Chade-Meng Tan (Meng) is an award-winning engineer, international bestselling author, movie producer and philanthropist. He is Co-founder of Buddhism.net (https://buddhism.net/) and Co-chair of One Billion Acts of Peace (https://chademeng.com/about/bio/billionacts.org), which has been nominated by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and seven other Nobel Laureates for the Nobel Peace Prize. He was also Executive Producer of the movie Walk With Me (https://walkwithmefilm.com/), and Adjunct Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in the National University of Singapore. He co-founded the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI, pronounced “silly”). He retired from Google as its Jolly Good Fellow at the age of 45. Meng led the creation of a groundbreaking mindfulness-based emotional intelligence course at Google called Search Inside Yourself, which was also the title of Meng's first New York Time's bestselling book. Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events! - Wednesday Evening Teaching & Discussion (6:00 – 7:30 pm PT, YouTube then Zoom) - Saturday Morning Meditation, Teaching, & Coffee Social (9:30 - 11 am PT, Online & In-Person) - Sunday Evening “Mission Majjhima!” Sutta Teaching & Discussion (5:00 - 6 pm PT, Online) See https://www.clearmountainmonastery.org/ or visit https://linktr.ee/clear_mountain_monastery for details. Welcome!

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Jun 29, 2026

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

An Engineer’s Guide to Buddhism: A Google Acts of Peace & Joy on Demand | Chade-Meng Tan Q&A

0:00 1:03:07

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Clear Mountain Monastery Project?

This episode is 1 hour and 3 minutes long.

When was this Clear Mountain Monastery Project episode published?

This episode was published on June 29, 2026.

Can I download this Clear Mountain Monastery Project episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!