The Free Mind

“Kilung Rinpoche seamlessly weaves ancient wisdom with contemporary challenges, guiding readers on a transformative journey toward reclaiming their focus in the digital era. Rinpoche’s profound insights and compassionate guidance provide a refreshing perspective on how meditation can not only counterbalance the distractions of modern technology but also become a source of strength and resilience. With wisdom and clarity, Kilung Rinpoche emerges as a beacon of inspiration, offering a profound and practical roadmap for cultivating mindfulness in our tech-driven lives.”—Lodro Rinzler, author of The Buddha Walks into a Bar“In the age of anxiety and confusion caused by many factors, The Free Mind is a timely book that clearly shows us how to discover inner peace and true happiness.”—Anam Thubten Rinpoche, author of Choosing Compassion“The perfect book for exploring spiritual practice in today’s world! Kilung Rinpoche’s warm and gentle approach invites us to look at how, in the face of digital technologies, we can recover individual agency, exercise personal responsibility, and develop a resilient inner peace—and become a source of sanity, balance, compassion, and wisdom for ourselves and those around us. Quietly inspiring, solidly grounded, and completely contemporary.”—Ken McLeod, author of Wake Up to Your Life“Those looking to put down their iPhones will want to give this a shot.”—Publishers Weekly“A well-written, clear, accessible, and authoritative book on the practice of meditation in the Tibetan tradition that I can recommend without reservation to anyone interested in exploring this path.”—Ken McLeod, Tricycle“A smooth intellectual flight that will serve to remind many readers to snap back to reality and reengage with the real experience of living.”—Buddhistdoor Global

DZA KILUNG 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 centre 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. He is the author of The Relaxed Mind- A Seven-Step Method for Deepening Meditation Practice (Shambhala, 2015).