43: Vincent Horn - Buddhist Geeks Founder & Podcast Host

Vincent Horn spent his 20's co-founding the ground breaking Buddhist Geeks while attending a full year of silent meditation practice on a retreat. A computer engineering drop out turned full time contemplative - Vincent combines the traditional mindfulness practices of Buddhist practice and teaches them in a modern way. He has been called a “power player of the mindfulness movement” by Wired magazine and was honored to be featured in Wired UK’s “Smart List: 50 people who will change the world.” He lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with his teaching & life partner Emily and their son Zander.In this episode you'll learn about:- Paying attention to what is at the forefront of your focus when you're using your smartphone [1:02]- How Vincent left his engineering program to become a full time meditator and waiter [03:26]- The teachers he studied with in the Buddhist world and their relationship to technology [6:26]- The mindfulness movement from traditional to more modern ways of teaching [10:10]- Translation of Buddhism and Mindfulness into the modern world [11:36]- How technology has helped people to find their way into mindfulness and meditation [16:23]- What drives people to mindfulness practice and the expectations that they have [17:16]- How he has managed to engage people in meditation via the internet [20:23]- The practice and benefits of social noting [27:53]- How people can participate in any meditations with Buddhist Geeks and pragmatic dharma training [29:44]- Ways in which online training can be beneficial over in person training [38:27] Connect with Vincent: Website: http://www.vincenthorn.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/vincenthornLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincenthornListen to Buddhist Geeks: https://www.buddhistgeeks.org/On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at TechnologyForMindfulness.com/. Come back often & feel free to subscribe in iTunes or add the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast to your favorite podcast application.Follow us on:https://Twitter.com/TechForMindfulhttps://Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessSubscribe to the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast via:iTunes: https://apple.co/2opAqpnStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulnessTuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQRSS: https://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessMusic courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release]youtu.be/[email protected]/tobuofficialwww.twitter.com/tobuofficialwww.youtube.com/tobuofficial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.