About this episode

Soryu Forall discusses the intersection of Buddhism, ethical behavior, and the preservation of life on Earth.

Soryu Forall is a meditation teacher and spiritual leader dedicated to bringing all beings to enlightenment. He teaches that ethical behavior is the beginning of the path, and that the first step in ethics is to prevent the destruction of life on Earth. Soryu is the Head Teacher and Founder of the Monastic Academy for the Preservation of Life on Earth (MAPLE) where he guides that community to develop the wisdom, compassion, and power necessary to create AI systems that genuinely care for all life. Visit MAPLE: https://www.monasticacademy.org/guests Train at MAPLE: https://www.monasticacademy.org/train The special 3 month program mentioned in the interview: https://cohort.monasticacademy.org/ Sign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles: https://recombinationnation.substack.com Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/

People in this episode

Host: Shane Simonsen

Guest: Soryu Forall

Topics covered

• Buddhism
• meditation
• ethical behavior
• AI systems
• environmental preservation
• spiritual leadership

Keywords

• Buddhism
• meditation
• AI
• environment
• ethics
• spirituality
• enlightenment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Monastic Academy for the Preservation of Life on Earth

Books & works: Taming the Apocalypse

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