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How “Search Inside Yourself” Can Spark a Buddhist Awakening

Presented by Chade-Meng Tan

Hosted by Venerable Dr Juewei

November 26, 2025

1-2.00pm (AEDT)

Event will be held online via Zoom

Chade-Meng Tan is a former Google engineer, mindfulness pioneer, and international bestselling author known for creating the Search Inside Yourself program, which blends emotional intelligence with mindfulness practices. After leaving Google, he devoted himself to sharing Buddhist teachings and co-authored the book Buddhism for All, which distils early Buddhist wisdom in an accessible way. Meng’s work bridges technology and spirituality, inspiring many to explore meditation, happiness, and inner peace. 

This conversation will explore the founder's personal quest inside himself. What did Meng find? How did that journey lead to his heartfelt embrace of Buddhism? Do not miss out on this opportunity check out his practical insights about how mindfulness practice can become a gateway to awakening, resilience, and a life guided by compassion and wisdom.

About the Presenter: Chade-Meng Tan (Meng) is an award-winning engineer, international bestselling author, movie producer and philanthropist. He is Co-founder of Buddhism.net, and Co-chair of One Billion Acts of Peace, 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, 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 featured on the front page of the Sunday Business section of the New York Times. Search Inside Yourself is also the title of Meng’s first New York Times bestselling book. Meng hopes Search Inside Yourself will eventually contribute to world peace in a meaningful way.

On the preciousness of Being Human: Healing and Transformation on the Buddhist Path

Presented by Bhante Sanāthāvihārī and Reverend Ryōtoku

Hosted by Dr Nadine Levy

November 12, 2025

1-2.30pm (AEDT)

Event will be held online via Zoom

Two Buddhist wisdom teachers from two different continents and traditions come together to explore the healing and transformative power of the Buddha’s teachings - and ask how these ancient insights can help us realise our full human potential. What does it mean to be fully human, and what does awakening look like in our time?

From kōan practice in London to Spanish-language Dhamma outreach in Los Angeles, Bhante Sanāthāvihārī and Reverend Ryōtoku share their personal journeys across cultures and traditions, reflecting on how descent, struggle and renewal echo universal stories of transformation.

About the Presenters

Bhante Sanāthāvihārī is a Mexican-American Theravāda monk at the Sarathchandra Buddhist Center in North Hollywood, a Sri Lankan centre. A student of the late Dr. Bhante Madawela Puññaji, he is the founder of Casa De Bhavana – an outreach project dedicated to bringing the Dhamma to the Spanish-speaking world. He is also co-author of Buddhism in 10 Steps.

Reverend Ryōtoku began his Buddhist journey in 2011 through meditation at the West London Buddhist Centre. In 2013 he undertook jukkai (receiving the precepts) within the Rinzai Zen tradition and later trained as a junior Zen teacher in mindfulness and meditation practice. Seeking a broader understanding, he also studied within the Tendai lineage, again receiving jukkai, and completed a two-year lay leader programme. In 2020 he began a Master’s in Buddhist Studies at the University of South Wales, graduating in 2023. He then travelled to Japan where he received tokudo ordination on Mt. Hiei within the Tendai tradition. He is currently in Japan completing his training and commencing PhD research.

Together, they will explore how healing, vulnerability and human capacity intersect with awakening, across different cultural expressions of Buddhism.

Tickets are free, however registration is essential. Register here 

Dear Students, 

If you live or are around Bowral (NSW) on Tuesday 28 October, there is a fundraising film screening at 7pm. 

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