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    Many Look To Buddhism For Sanctuary From An Over-Connected World

    Some users are turning to Buddhism and other religions to have a more mindful experience online. By being tethered to your devices, one monk says, "you will waste your whole precious time."
    by Jerome Socolovsky Jul 07, 2018 3 minutes
    One recent <a href="https://www.emarketer.com/Article/eMarketer-Updates-US-Time-Spent-with-Media-Figures/1016587">study</a> estimated that Americans are spending nearly six hours a day on their connected devices. Add television to that and the total rises to nearly 10 hours.

    On the floor of a Zen Buddhist worship space in an apartment building in Washington, D.C., about 15 people recently sat on meditation cushions. They chant sutras and meditate, in complete silence, for a full 30 minutes.

    And then one of the lay leaders of the All Beings Zen Sangha, or congregation, conducted a "little exercise."

    "It's very simple," said Mark Stone. "If you could take out your screens, stay on

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