My buddy Ryan was interviewed on Buddhist Bloggers, about his take on Buddhism, his experience on solitary retreat, and Buddhist Geeks. I like what he had to say about BGeeks:
We recently wrote a statement describing what we’re about, so I figure that would be a good way to describe what we’re about:
Buddhist Geeks: Seriously Buddhist, Seriously Geeky. Combining ancient wisdom with modern technology, Buddhist Geeks aims to catalyze a community of practice committed to awakening. Discover the emerging face of Western Buddhism.
I think that sums it up nicely. We want everything we do to be tied to awakening, to real practice. We don’t want to “talk dharma” for the sake of flapping our gums or making us feel good. We want people to benefit concretely from our podcast, to be inspired in their practice. As for the nature of the conversations on Buddhist Geeks, I see them like this: imagine talking with an admirable, inspirational teacher, author, or practitioner, maybe over coffee or tea. At some point in the conversation you hit upon some amazing insights. I think we try to capture that feeling in what we do. We try to be very practical, and yet personable in our interviews, which I think is a distinguishing characteristic.
I’m not sure how much Buddhist Geeks is actually inspiring people to practice, but we do get a lot of positive feedback that makes me think it actually does, in some way, affect people.
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