NTI Conversations - How 'Search Inside Yourself' can spark a Buddhist Awakening

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