# An Engineer’s Guide to Buddhism: A Google Acts of Peace & Joy on Demand | Chade-Meng Tan Q&A

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Published: 2026-06-29T13:00:05+00:00
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## Resource

In this interview, Ahahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak with early Google engineer and author Chade-Meng Tan (https://chademeng.com/). He is also the founder of Buddhism.net (https://buddhism.net/).00:01:21 Meng's early life and path to Buddhism00:06:21 Integrating Buddhist inspiration into Google00:16:15 Scaling transformation and transcendence in society00:23:15 The accessibility of joy and its training methods00:32:42 Inspiring spiritual depth in world and business leaders00:40:21 Meditation strategies for computer programmers00:45:27 Corporate management principles for monastic delegation00:49:22 Managing digital devices and mental distractions00:55:03 Skillful leadership, resilience, and systemic recoveryChade-Meng's Biography:Chade-Meng Tan (Meng) is an award-winning engineer, international bestselling author, movie producer and philanthropist. He is Co-founder of Buddhism.net (https://buddhism.net/) and Co-chair of One Billion Acts of Peace (https://chademeng.com/about/bio/billionacts.org), 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 (https://walkwithmefilm.com/), 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 also the title of Meng's first New York Time's bestselling book. Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events!- Wednesday Evening Teaching &…

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