We live in an age of distraction — screens mediate so much of our experience, attention is a commodity, and boredom feels intolerable.

What happens when we stop fleeing the ordinary and begin paying attention to it instead?

Drawing from Zen practice and reflections on technology and attention, this talk invites us to rediscover depth, strength, and connection in the life that is already right in front of us. We are honored to welcome Koshin Chris Cain, Abbot of the Puget Sound Zen Center on Vashon Island and the guiding teacher of the Rinzai Zen Center in Oslo, Norway.