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Ethan Nichtern is a Buddhist author, yogi, musician, and teacher of meditation and Buddhist psychology around the world. He has studied in the Shambhala and other Tibetan traditions, as well as Theravadan and Soto Zen Buddhism. He taught for many years at the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York.

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Do We Have to Talk About Ethics?

Often, when we start talking about ethics, we either become (1) apathetic, (2) defensive, or (3) righteously judgmental.

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Ethan Nichtern
2015
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Commentary: Centrism Is Not a Middle Way

In a seemingly divided America, political “centrism” is gaining popularity. But, from a Buddhist perspective, Buddhist teacher Ethan Nichtern argues, centrism is actually a kind of extreme.

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Ethan Nichtern
2019
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A Meditator’s 7-Point Practice Plan for 2017

Buddhist teacher Ethan Nichtern shares the practices he’ll be undertaking to stay healthy and responsibly engaged this year.

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Ethan Nichtern
2017
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Seeing for Oneself

I'm not a dharma brat. This is the term that’s sometimes given to the tiny group of us who grew up in America as the children of Buddhist convert parents. - Ethan Nichtern

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Ethan Nichtern
2003
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The Shambhala Principle: We Made This World, We Can Change It

He (Sakyong) proposes the clear manifesto that global society must embrace the belief that humans are fundamentally decent and trustworthy if we are going to survive and thrive on this planet. - Ethan Nichtern

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Ethan Nichtern
2013
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Writing, Meditation, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves, with Ethan Nichtern

In this edition of the StoryFlow series, best-selling author and Buddhist teacher Ethan Nichtern talks to his old friend and literary agent/consultant, Kripalu presenter Lisa Weinert, about meditation, writing, and spiritual healing.

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Lisa Weinert
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“The Road Home” Is a Reminder that We’re All in this Together and We’re All Going to Die

As the Shambala movement aged, Nichtern devoted himself to building and adapting Buddhist practices for the next generation.

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Jennifer Schaffer
2015
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Tonglen: In with the Bad, Out with the Good

“Accepting and sending out” is a powerful meditation to develop compassion—for ourselves and others. Ethan Nichtern teaches us how to do it in formal practice and on the spot whenever suffering arises.

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Ethan Nichtern
2014
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No Such Thing as a Relationship Expert

From a Buddhist standpoint, there’s nothing to win in a relationship, just as there’s nothing to win in life—except, of course, the deep satisfaction that comes from appreciation, collaboration, and love.

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Ethan Nichtern
2017
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Self-Care and Care for Others in Dark Times…

Given the state of things, especially in recent weeks, it appears that WE must be the heroes, the spiritual warriors, and bodhisattvas that we seek and that the world needs.

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Ethan Nichtern
2017
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