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Ethan Nichtern



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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The Dharma of “The Princess Bride”: What the Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships

Humorous yet spiritually rigorous in the tradition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and The Tao of Pooh, drawing from pop culture and from personal experience, The Dharma of “The Princess Bride” teaches us how to understand and navigate our most important personal relationships from...

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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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Impossible Bodhisattva

Months after your death, I thought I saw your name in a Daily News article. Sadness swarmed again. The article wasn’t about you. There haven’t been any articles about you, Michael. You’ve remained profoundly un-eulogized.

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Generational Diversity Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, and More

I started and led a weekly under-thirties night at the Shambhala Center of New York.

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Webinar: Ethan Nichtern in Conversation with Jane Kolleeny

“In a sense, the whole human race is getting a crash course in groundlessness. It’s a great opportunity for awakening, but it’s also incredibly scary.” - Ethan Nichtern

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This Meditation Teacher Has an Amazing Explanation—and Solution—for Why So Many of Us Can’t Escape the Voice in Our Heads

Nichtern, who's a senior teacher in Shambhala Buddhism, uses "the commute" as a metaphor for how people approach their lives — schlepping from job to job and relationship to relationship, hoping for something better to happen.

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David Nichtern, Ethan Nichtern, & Dr. Michele Tugade: Can There Be Such a Thing as Mindful Politics?

In this Brainwave talk they discuss the perspective that mindfulness can bring to our unsettled political climate and in particular how the image of the Wheel of Life can be used to make sense of an uncertain future.

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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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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 on “The Dharma of the Princess Bride”

Buddhist teacher Ethan Nichtern sat down with Lion’s Roar’s Lindsay Kyte to discuss one of his favorite classic films, and the subject of his latest book, “The Princess Bride.”

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