The problem

How can we get deeper awareness in these times when superficial information is abundant?
In the old days in Tibet, the monasteries had to be situated on a certain distance from the city, in order to avoid the distractions of city life. And the best students were those who came from very distant places, as they had nothing else to do than to study.
These simple measures for avoiding distraction does not work now. But we still need a lot of stillness to let hearing, contemplation and meditation develop our mind.
Is it antisocial do develop mind? No, the result is very good for society. And to develop mind is like all other kinds of study in needing time.