Chade-Meng Tan
@chademeng.bsky.social
Random, generic guy. Also, international bestselling author, retired Jolly Good Fellow of Google, Co-Chair of One Billion Acts of Peace, and Co-Founder of Buddhism.net. And those 8 Nobel Peace Prize nominations.
As Bhante says, having tea together is good, getting a club to the head is bad.
Also: I told a joke that landed so badly it had to be edited out. 😂
youtu.be/AdYxLwnrOAI
Also: I told a joke that landed so badly it had to be edited out. 😂
youtu.be/AdYxLwnrOAI
Better to Have a Cup of Tea Than a Club to the Head | Bhante Sujato | Vibe with Venerables Ep 25
YouTube video by Buddhism-dot-net
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
As Bhante says, having tea together is good, getting a club to the head is bad.
Also: I told a joke that landed so badly it had to be edited out. 😂
youtu.be/AdYxLwnrOAI
Also: I told a joke that landed so badly it had to be edited out. 😂
youtu.be/AdYxLwnrOAI
I always learn a lot talking to Bhante Sujato. youtu.be/EaGomh0nGC4
Removing the Dart in the Heart | Bhante Sujato | Vibe with Venerables Ep 23
YouTube video by Buddhism-dot-net
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I always learn a lot talking to Bhante Sujato. youtu.be/EaGomh0nGC4
With regards to rise of fascism, the thing to worry most about is the military purge, and here we are.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
With regards to rise of fascism, the thing to worry most about is the military purge, and here we are.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
After a night of big wins, there is only one question on everybody's mind: How is the Democratic Party going to f* this up?
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
After a night of big wins, there is only one question on everybody's mind: How is the Democratic Party going to f* this up?
It's fascinating to me that even the great Venerable Chodron is capable of experience jealousy, and doing so over a seemingly trivial matter like who gets to serve tea.
youtu.be/UJk8r7Ax0xE
youtu.be/UJk8r7Ax0xE
Ep 19 - Boundless Joy | Venerable Thubten Chodron on Vibe with Venerables
YouTube video by Buddhism-dot-net
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November 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It's fascinating to me that even the great Venerable Chodron is capable of experience jealousy, and doing so over a seemingly trivial matter like who gets to serve tea.
youtu.be/UJk8r7Ax0xE
youtu.be/UJk8r7Ax0xE
It's no longer theoretical for me, now I viscerally feel unsafe. Armed masked men who can violently "disappear" people with impunity, sent here, to our town, by an evil fascist monster who holds the power of the presidency, and who openly hates us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Federal Agents Plan a Crackdown in the San Francisco Bay Area
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
It's no longer theoretical for me, now I viscerally feel unsafe. Armed masked men who can violently "disappear" people with impunity, sent here, to our town, by an evil fascist monster who holds the power of the presidency, and who openly hates us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Search Inside Yourself: From Google to mindfulness
YouTube video by Jesus College, Cambridge
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Turns out there is an entire Andy Lau movie filmed in Singapore, and I didn't even know it existed. www.amazon.com/Last-Blood-A...
Watch The Last Blood | Prime Video
A revered Asian leader needs a rare blood transfusion. His disciple, aided by a courageous cop, hunts three potential donors as they battle terrorists and uncover police traitors, racing to save Lama amidst escalating danger.
www.amazon.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Turns out there is an entire Andy Lau movie filmed in Singapore, and I didn't even know it existed. www.amazon.com/Last-Blood-A...
Literally the first thing I did after resubscribing to Disney+ / Hulu today: watched Jimmy Kimmel Live. @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Literally the first thing I did after resubscribing to Disney+ / Hulu today: watched Jimmy Kimmel Live. @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social
I guess I'm restarting my Disney+ / Hulu subscription.
September 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I guess I'm restarting my Disney+ / Hulu subscription.
Reposted by Chade-Meng Tan
So Trump gets DOJ to drop an obvious bribery case against Tom Homan, then fires the US Attorney who found insufficient evidence to prosecute Letitia James, then threatens to fire Pam Bondi and replace her with dunce Lindsey Halligan unless she immediately indicts his enemies.
September 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
So Trump gets DOJ to drop an obvious bribery case against Tom Homan, then fires the US Attorney who found insufficient evidence to prosecute Letitia James, then threatens to fire Pam Bondi and replace her with dunce Lindsey Halligan unless she immediately indicts his enemies.
According to the Project 2025 Tracker, 47% of Project 2025 has been done, and we still have 1217 days left in this horrendous administration.
www.project2025.observer/en
www.project2025.observer/en
Project 2025 Tracker
A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals
www.project2025.observer
September 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
According to the Project 2025 Tracker, 47% of Project 2025 has been done, and we still have 1217 days left in this horrendous administration.
www.project2025.observer/en
www.project2025.observer/en
Canceled Disney+/Hulu subscription.
September 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Canceled Disney+/Hulu subscription.
Just another random, irrelevant historical headline, for those who like that kind of stuff.
September 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Just another random, irrelevant historical headline, for those who like that kind of stuff.
Singapore Festival, happening this Sunday! Don't miss the food and the performances.
(I'll have a speaking role, but despite that, it'll be great.)
singaporefest.com
(I'll have a speaking role, but despite that, it'll be great.)
singaporefest.com
Singapore Festival
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September 17, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Singapore Festival, happening this Sunday! Don't miss the food and the performances.
(I'll have a speaking role, but despite that, it'll be great.)
singaporefest.com
(I'll have a speaking role, but despite that, it'll be great.)
singaporefest.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Come by! Why waste your time doomscrolling on social media when you can waste your time listening to me?
New @thinklab.bsky.social event coming up soon! Join us Sept 8 for a talk with @chademeng.bsky.social —Google’s one and only “Jolly Good Fellow,” mindfulness pioneer & peace advocate.
Everyone is welcome, sign up for free online or in-person:
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Everyone is welcome, sign up for free online or in-person:
🔗 www.tickettailor.com/.../intellec...
#cambridge
September 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Come by! Why waste your time doomscrolling on social media when you can waste your time listening to me?
Very inspiring for me. "He went about barefoot in the palace compound and vicinity – and, at night, slept on the hard doorsteps of the Second King’s chamber..."
dorji-wangchuk.com/2018/05/03/t...
dorji-wangchuk.com/2018/05/03/t...
dorji-wangchuk.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Very inspiring for me. "He went about barefoot in the palace compound and vicinity – and, at night, slept on the hard doorsteps of the Second King’s chamber..."
dorji-wangchuk.com/2018/05/03/t...
dorji-wangchuk.com/2018/05/03/t...
“从今日
应依法不依人，
应依义不依语，
应依智不依识，
应依了义经不依未了义。”
-- 《大智度论》
应依法不依人，
应依义不依语，
应依智不依识，
应依了义经不依未了义。”
-- 《大智度论》
July 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“从今日
应依法不依人，
应依义不依语，
应依智不依识，
应依了义经不依未了义。”
-- 《大智度论》
应依法不依人，
应依义不依语，
应依智不依识，
应依了义经不依未了义。”
-- 《大智度论》
I was trying to buy a cake.
Salesperson: "The whole cake?"
Me: "The cake, the whole cake, nothing but the cake."
Salesperson: "The whole cake?"
Me: "The cake, the whole cake, nothing but the cake."
July 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I was trying to buy a cake.
Salesperson: "The whole cake?"
Me: "The cake, the whole cake, nothing but the cake."
Salesperson: "The whole cake?"
Me: "The cake, the whole cake, nothing but the cake."
Meng wishes His Holiness the Dalai Lama a very happy 90th birthday. Meng made this short in his capacity as a member of the PeaceJam board, and Co-Chair of One Billion Acts of Peace.
peacejam.org
billionacts.org
buddhism.net
peacejam.org
billionacts.org
buddhism.net
July 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Meng wishes His Holiness the Dalai Lama a very happy 90th birthday. Meng made this short in his capacity as a member of the PeaceJam board, and Co-Chair of One Billion Acts of Peace.
peacejam.org
billionacts.org
buddhism.net
peacejam.org
billionacts.org
buddhism.net