Monthly Review: Buddhism, 7 Deadly Sins, & AI As Sand
What we talked about at our end of May 2026 virtual meetup
Last Sunday we gathered for our monthly virtual meetup — and honestly, it went deep fast. If you missed it, here’s what we got into:
1. AI as a mirror for shadow work
We talked about how having multiple AI agents running isn’t just a productivity thing — it’s become an amplifier for whatever we’re avoiding inside ourselves. The magic, as one of our members put it, is always in the work we’re not doing. AI is just making that harder to ignore.
2. The lost feminine lineages in Buddhism (and Christianity)
I shared what I found during a weekend in Chiang Rai — specifically a Tantric Theravada Buddhist lineage that was quietly erased when Buddhism was “westernized” for logical minds (18-19th century).1 Female deities like Tara and Kuan Yin, the science of mantra, yantra, and geometry at Nalanda University — it’s all there if you dig. And it’s not unique to Buddhism. The same pattern shows up in Christianity (e.g. Gnostics) and other religions around the world.
3. Social media as the Seven Deadly Sins, normalized
We mapped it out live. Netflix is sloth. Instagram is envy. LinkedIn is pride. TikTok is lust. The apps aren’t neutral — they were built around natural human vulnerabilities, and then we were told it was all “free.” It’s casino design and thinking, and most of us are still inside the casino.
4. Silicon, Sand & the carbon-to-silicon transition
I went back to the Siloxane thread — the idea that all of AI runs on silicon chips made from sand, and that the siloxane bond (Silicon-Oxygen-Silicon, or Si-O-Si) might hold real wisdom for how we navigate this moment. It bonds at 144 degrees, flexes without breaking, and bridges unlike elements. Sound familiar?
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See you at the next one (click here to register)!
— Siosi