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Contemplative media studies students learn how to reclaim their attention, and their compassion.
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New Retreat Search Site Helps You Find a Place to Find Some Peace
RetreatBase allows users to look for silent meditation retreats across the country
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Personal Reflections Technology
Why You’re Addicted to Your Phone
The nonstop novelty of cell phones distracts us from the true root of our suffering, says Zen priest Kurt Spellmeyer.
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Is Virtual Reality Getting Too Real?
As VR technology takes the world by storm, two Buddhist teachers and a cognitive neuroscientist debate its spiritual potential and shortcomings.
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Can Sensory Deprivation Tanks Help Your Practice? An Unscientific Experiment.
Meditation teacher Loch Kelly tries out his contemplative practice inside a floatation tank.
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Can Virtual Reality Help You Reach Enlightenment?
If games that train and transport your mind are cheating, then so are vast swaths of the Buddhist tradition, according to this meditation teacher.
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Why Former Pixar CFO Lawrence Levy Walked Away from It All
In his new book, the author details his long and winding road to Buddhism—and Steve Jobs’s reaction to his career change.
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Social Media Dharma
Rather than viewing Facebook as a meaningless distraction, why not observe how we get caught up in and controlled by our mental and physical sensations online?
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