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We all struggle with the constant pull of digital distraction. Whether it’s text messages, emails, social media, or the constant allure of your favorite online stores, many of us feel a sense of overwhelm and difficulty staying present, focused, and internally at peace.
The reality is that technology isn’t going away anytime soon, but it is possible to transform your relationship with it.
We all struggle with the constant pull of digital distraction. Whether it’s text messages, emails, social media, or the constant allure of your favorite online stores, many of us feel a sense of overwhelm and difficulty staying present, focused, and internally at peace.
The reality is that technology isn’t going away anytime soon, but it is possible to transform your relationship with it.
Join Buddhist master Dza Kilung Rinpoche in a weekend intensive to reclaim your attention and build a mindful relationship with technology as he points out the ground of our digital distraction and how Buddhist philosophy and practice can be an antidote to symptoms of the modern age such as anxiety, isolation, depression, distraction, stress, and mental fatigue.
While some digital minimalists might suggest more extreme methods of tech detox in this attention economy, this takes a more practical approach, accepting the fact that most of us are going to continue using phones and computers. Rather than suggesting that we unplug entirely, he advocates for developing a kind of digital wellbeing routine which emphasizes both newly designed exercises and age-old practices from the Buddhist tradition.
Digital wellbeing goes beyond addressing notification fatigue, FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), and social media addiction. It speaks to the underlying cause for our lack of concentration, promoting a clear mind from which personal autonomy can be regained from the power and influence that technology has over us. From that clarity, we can redirect our attention toward meaningful pursuits, genuine relationships, and inner transformation that can be carried out into our lives both online and in real life.
Join Buddhist master Dza Kilung Rinpoche in a weekend intensive to reclaim your attention and build a mindful relationship with technology as he points out the ground of our digital distraction and how Buddhist philosophy and practice can be an antidote to symptoms of the modern age such as anxiety, isolation, depression, distraction, stress, and mental fatigue.
While some digital minimalists might suggest more extreme methods of tech detox in this attention economy, this takes a more practical approach, accepting the fact that most of us are going to continue using phones and computers. Rather than suggesting that we unplug entirely, he advocates for developing a kind of digital wellbeing routine which emphasizes both newly designed exercises and age-old practices from the Buddhist tradition.
Digital wellbeing goes beyond addressing notification fatigue, FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), and social media addiction. It speaks to the underlying cause for our lack of concentration, promoting a clear mind from which personal autonomy can be regained from the power and influence that technology has over us. From that clarity, we can redirect our attention toward meaningful pursuits, genuine relationships, and inner transformation that can be carried out into our lives both online and in real life.
EXPLORE THE GROUND
Consider how technology exploits our vulnerabilities and reinforces dependence
CULTIVATE SELF-AWARENESS
Learn skills for regaining control of your attention from digital distraction
DIVE DEEP
Investigate the mechanisms of mind that hold each of us captive
BREAK FREE
Cultivate strength and inner wisdom, resolving to live a meaningful life
EXPLORE THE GROUND
Consider how technology exploits our vulnerabilities and reinforces dependence
CULTIVATE SELF-AWARENESS
Learn skills for regaining control of your attention from digital distraction
DIVE DEEP
Investigate the mechanisms of mind that hold each of us captive
BREAK FREE
Cultivate strength and inner wisdom, resolving to live a meaningful life
The Free Mind intensive includes four live online teaching sessions with Dza Kilung Rinpoche which will include guided practice and Q&A.
The last session each day, led by our course facilitator, will include guided writing and breakout groups so you can both contemplate what you’ve learned, as well as share with and learn from others in the course.
Included in the course is an embedded PDF of The Free Mind book, as well as a 75% discount code for Rinpoche’s books when you order at Shambhala.com.
Can’t join the whole weekend or want to revisit the teachings down the line? No problem, you’ll have lifetime access to the recordings.
The Free Mind intensive includes four live online teaching sessions with Dza Kilung Rinpoche which will include guided practice and Q&A.
The last session each day, led by our course facilitator, will include guided writing and breakout groups so you can both contemplate what you’ve learned, as well as share with and learn from others in the course.
Included in the course is an embedded PDF of The Free Mind book, as well as a 75% discount code for Rinpoche’s books when you order at Shambhala.com.
Can’t join the whole weekend or want to revisit the teachings down the line? No problem, you’ll have lifetime access to the recordings.
Over the course of the weekend, Rinpoche will delve into the following topics:
Over the course of the weekend, Rinpoche will delve into the following topics:
Under the Spell of Distraction
Explore the ways in which we’ve become conditioned to rely on our devices for emotional regulation and temporary relief from painful emotions such as loneliness and anxiety. Consider the ways in which modern digital technology exploits our vulnerabilities and shapes our lives by enabling negative coping mechanisms such as avoidance, instant gratification, social comparison, and anxiety producing overstimulation, all of which perpetuate the cycle of reliance on technology for emotional support.
Under the Spell of Distraction
Explore the ways in which we’ve become conditioned to rely on our devices for emotional regulation and temporary relief from painful emotions such as loneliness and anxiety. Consider the ways in which modern digital technology exploits our vulnerabilities and shapes our lives by enabling negative coping mechanisms such as avoidance, instant gratification, social comparison, and anxiety producing overstimulation, all of which perpetuate the cycle of reliance on technology for emotional support.
Learning to Breathe Easily
Learn skills to become aware of how we lose contact with meaningful activities and relationships through the overuse of technology. Rinpoche suggests that mindfulness, patience, and self-awareness can help break the cycle of reliance on our devices, allowing individuals to regain control over their digital habits and live a balanced, fulfilling life. Discover “The Perfect App,” a metaphor describing the Six Transcendent Perfections* as a valuable form of ancient “Buddhist technology” that can be used to navigate the digital age. A kind of “mental and spiritual toolkit,” the Six Transcendent Perfections provides a framework for inner balance, clarity, and well-being.
Learning to Breathe Easily
Learn skills to become aware of how we lose contact with meaningful activities and relationships through the overuse of technology. Rinpoche suggests that mindfulness, patience, and self-awareness can help break the cycle of reliance on our devices, allowing individuals to regain control over their digital habits and live a balanced, fulfilling life. Discover “The Perfect App,” a metaphor describing the Six Transcendent Perfections* as a valuable form of ancient “Buddhist technology” that can be used to navigate the digital age. A kind of “mental and spiritual toolkit,” the Six Transcendent Perfections provides a framework for inner balance, clarity, and well-being.
Going Deeper
Take a deep look into age-old lessons from the Buddhist tradition and consider how they continue to be relevant in today’s digital world. Whether through societal pressure or the constant comparison to impossible standards of happiness, beauty, and wealth, our minds are easily engrossed in the desire for more, but this yearning is not new to the digital age. The Buddha taught that suffering is the result of a seemingly perpetual cycle of dissatisfaction leading to emotional dis-ease and further dissatisfaction. Through examining the layers of mind including our hopes, fears, and desires, it’s possible to achieve a level of fulfillment and even true happiness, based on self-awareness, patience, and a steady inner confidence.
Going Deeper
Take a deep look into age-old lessons from the Buddhist tradition and consider how they continue to be relevant in today’s digital world. Whether through societal pressure or the constant comparison to impossible standards of happiness, beauty, and wealth, our minds are easily engrossed in the desire for more, but this yearning is not new to the digital age. The Buddha taught that suffering is the result of a seemingly perpetual cycle of dissatisfaction leading to emotional dis-ease and further dissatisfaction. Through examining the layers of mind including our hopes, fears, and desires, it’s possible to achieve a level of fulfillment and even true happiness, based on self-awareness, patience, and a steady inner confidence.
Making Life Meaningful
Lastly, we will consider the value of living a meaningful life and taking responsibility for your inner world and outer actions both in person and online. Whether it’s through the Buddhist path or another wisdom tradition, be it secular or non-secular, the value of living a meaningful life stands as a reminder to appreciate the subtleties of your personal experiences and to hold a wider view beyond just the material (and digital) world. Rinpoche teaches that wisdom has a special meaning in all traditions, especially in Buddhism and it’s through our investigation of our own mind that we can open up to wisdom and compassion, two fundamental ingredients for a balanced and fulfilled life.
Making Life Meaningful
Lastly, we will consider the value of living a meaningful life and taking responsibility for your inner world and outer actions both in person and online. Whether it’s through the Buddhist path or another wisdom tradition, be it secular or non-secular, the value of living a meaningful life stands as a reminder to appreciate the subtleties of your personal experiences and to hold a wider view beyond just the material (and digital) world. Rinpoche teaches that wisdom has a special meaning in all traditions, especially in Buddhism and it’s through our investigation of our own mind that we can open up to wisdom and compassion, two fundamental ingredients for a balanced and fulfilled life.
We want anyone who is able to benefit from the wisdom expressed in this course to be able to join it. For anyone who cannot afford the course, scholarships are available. Apply here.
We want anyone who is able to benefit from the wisdom expressed in this course to be able to join it. For anyone who cannot afford the course, scholarships are available.
Apply here.
H.E. Dza Kilung Tulku Jigme Rinpoche was born in 1970 and is head of Kilung Monastery in the Dzachuka District of Kham, Tibet, which he has been working to reestablish as a center of learning and practice since he was a teenager. He has been teaching in the West since 1998 and regularly accepts invitations to teach in Boston, Beijing, Denmark, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Brazil, and Argentina. His home in the West is on Whidbey Island near Seattle, Washington, and he divides his time among Washington, his community in Tibet, and his students worldwide.
H.E. Dza Kilung Tulku Jigme Rinpoche was born in 1970 and is head of Kilung Monastery in the Dzachuka District of Kham, Tibet, which he has been working to reestablish as a center of learning and practice since he was a teenager. He has been teaching in the West since 1998 and regularly accepts invitations to teach in Boston, Beijing, Denmark, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Brazil, and Argentina. His home in the West is on Whidbey Island near Seattle, Washington, and he divides his time among Washington, his community in Tibet, and his students worldwide.
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