Deconstructing Yourself

Why Metadharma?, Pt. 2, with Vincent Horn

Jul 31, 2019

Vincent Horn, part of the new generation of dharma teachers, discusses 'metadharma' and its implications. They explore the power of social practices and the role of psychology in metadharma. They also discuss the Big Mind Method and its psychological applications. The podcast touches on the Buddhist Geeks Farm, a contemplative community startup project, and the intersection of Buddhism and the Extinction Rebellion movement.

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Social meditation can reveal and address social conditioning, leading to more compassionate relationships.

Focusing on the process level of experience deepens understanding of self and reality.

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The Practice of Social Meditation and Its Importance in Metadharma

One key insight discussed in this podcast episode is the significance of social meditation or interpersonal relational practices within metadharma. The guest speaker, Vince Horn, emphasizes the value of practices that explicitly involve other people in our meditative experience, as they can reveal and address social conditioning that might not be apparent in solo practice. Horn cites social noting and social meta as examples of these practices. Through collaborative and vocalized practices, individuals can explore and transform social dynamics and build more compassionate and discerning relationships.

The importance of contemplative activism in engaged Buddhism

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Importance of Social Meditation and Interpersonal Relational Practices

01:52

Big Mind Method and Voice Dialogue Technique

00:45

Introduction

4min

The Power of Social Practices

7min

Exploring the Content and Process Levels of Experience

4min

Exploring the 'Big Mind Method' and its Psychological Applications

2min

The Buddhist Geeks Farm and Retreat

18min

Exploring the Intersection of Buddhism and the Extinction Rebellion Movement

5min

Why Metadharma? is an unusual episode of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, in that it’s Part 2 of a joint interview between Vince and Michael Taft. Part 1 appeared on the Buddhist Geeks podcast recently, and they continue the conversation here.

The topic of these discussions is a subject that both speakers are actively developing, called “metadharma.” In brief, metadharma refers to the many different ways that the dharma is being adapted, remixed, and redefined to meet the unique challenges and opportunities of the current moment.

Vincent Horn is part of a new generation of teachers & translators exploring dharma in the age of the network. A computer engineering dropout turned full-time contemplative, he spent his 20s co-founding the ground-breaking Buddhist Geeks Podcast, while simultaneously doing a full year, in total, of silent retreat practice. Vincent began teaching in 2010 having been authorized in both the Pragmatic Dharma lineage of Kenneth Folk, and by Trudy Goodman, guiding teacher of InsightLA, in the Insight Meditation tradition. Vincent has been called a “power player of the mindfulness movement” by Wired magazine and was featured in Wired UK’s “Smart List: 50 people who will change the world.” He currently lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina with his partner Emily Horn and their son Zander.

More about the Buddhist Geeks farm here.

Listen to David Chapman talk about metasystematicity here.

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