Vince Horn and Daniel discuss the evolution, benefits, and potential of social meditation. They explore the new meditatewith.ai app created by Vince and Interbeing Inc. co-founder Chris Ewald. The app allows users to practice social meditation with an AI partner, with the ultimate goal of deepening the realization of human interconnectedness in everyday life. Vince and Daniel discuss how social meditation can affect relationships and networks, and how the practice might help address core issues of alienation from self, other, and world at the heart of the meta-crisis.

Vince Horn is part of a new generation of teachers translating age-old wisdom into 21st century code. A computer engineering dropout turned modern monk, Vincent spent his 20s co- founding the Buddhist Geeks project while doing a full year of silent meditation practice on retreat.

Timestamps

3:54 Intro

5:36 Intro to Social Meditation

11:23 Evolution of Social Meditation

16:33 The Role of Language in Meditation

21:50 Significance of Meditation Moving into the Inter-Relational Context

24:53 Social Meditation’s Effects on Relationships

26:04 The Meditatewith.ai App & The Issues It Addresses

30:11 Intra-Connection, Interconnection & How Social Meditation Can Impact Groups

34:19 Vince’s Inspiration For This Work

38:43 How AI Is Used in the App

49:09 Social Meditation and the Unfolding of the Spiritual Path

53:36 Creating and Refining a Protocol for Social Meditation

57:30 Value of Social Meditation for the Meta-Crisis

1:01:12 Next Steps for the App

1:03:09 Wrap-up

Try the app at meditatewith.ai