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.
This conversation is free; however, registration
is essential. You can
register here
