I agree with you. I think a lot of the recent desire, especially in Silicon Valley / San Francisco, surrounding zen buddhism, meditation, yoga, and other "ancient" traditions and practices stems from a feeling that your mind is being invaded by some aspects of modernity. We're not quite sure what to do, but maybe some of these older texts had some answers? Nothing absolute, but maybe something that can help you contend with this current onslaught / ambush in every corner and crevice of your mind. I'm feeling more and more everyday that I want to do nothing but retreat to older books, older music, and some older traditions.