Inner Peace and World Peace

​Sometimes it may feel as if working for w​orld peace and ​finding ​inner peace are ​in conflict.   This Sunday Soryu will explore how the two forms of peace are actually deeply interrelated. Peace Pilgrim says… “We can work on inner peace and world peace...
My First Month at a Monastery

My First Month at a Monastery

What is a modern monastery like? Well, my first month at the Monastic Academy was intense. The residents were friendly, and warm and seemed to be natural in a way I hadn’t experienced from many people. They weren’t afraid to be weird, and they seemed less affected by...

Soryu Discusses Monasteries on Secular Buddhist

This is the Secular Buddhist Podcast featuring Soryu Forall. When is a monastery, not a monastery? What defines it as such? Is it the presence of monastics, or perhaps a ritual of purification, or of dedication? Or perhaps the notion of a place of living and learning...

Conserve & Adapt on Buddhist Geeks

Soryu Forall is a teacher and leader at the Center for Mindful Learning. The second part of Soryu’s conversation with host Vincent Horn delves into the spaces between tradition and innovation. Soryu shares his gratitude for the traditional teachings he learned in...

The End of All Feedback Loops on Buddhist Geeks

Soryu Forall is the Director of Mindfulness Education at the Center for Mindful Learning. He also leads a unique “modern monastery” training program for those who want to integrate awakening and responsibility. In this conversation with host Vincent Horn, Soryu...