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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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Buddhist “One City” Author Ethan Nichtern Interview

This is a fascinating and personal discussion of Nichtern’s idea of interdependence, as well as an enlightening conversation about Eastern ideas in general, such as Buddhism and meditation.

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Ethan Nichtern
2007
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One City: A Declaration of Interdependence

What you wear. What you say. What you think/ignore/buy/don’t buy... Welcome to One City-Population: Everyone—where EVERYTHING you do matters. You’ve lived here your whole life, whether you know it or not.

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Ethan Nichtern
2007
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The Dharma of the Princess Bride

In The Princess Bride, outcasts and loners find true friendship. Drawing on the classic film, Ethan Nichtern offers Buddhist teachings on how to make friends with yourself and others.

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Ethan Nichtern
2017
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One City: A Declaration of Interdependence | Ethan Nichtern | Talks at Google

The Authors Google program was pleased to welcome Ethan Nichtern to Google’s New York office to discuss his book, “One City: A Declaration of Interdependence.”

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Ethan Nichtern
2008
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Lineage & Transmission in Buddhism: An Intergenerational Discussion with David and Ethan Nichtern

Senior Buddhist teacher David Nichtern joins his son Ethan Nichtern, an accomplished Buddhist scholar in his own right, for a live dialogue about the notions of lineage and transmission within the Buddhist tradition. How things get passed along and how they change from generation to generation.

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Ethan Nichtern
2013
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The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path

In this wise and witty invitation to Buddhist meditation, Ethan Nichtern, a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, investigates the journey each of us takes to find where we belong.

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Ethan Nichtern, Sharon Salzberg (foreword)
2016
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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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A Meditation Teacher Told Us 3 Ways to Keep Your Phone from Running Your Life

Here are three ways to have a more peaceful smartphoned life.

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Drake Baer
2016
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Ethan Nichtern on Karma and the Past

In this brief excerpt from the live-online course Understanding Karma and Transforming Habitual Patterns, IDP Founder and Teacher Ethan Nichtern counterbalances the emphasis that much of contemporary Buddhism's places on the present moment by explaining how our past experiences - or karma -...

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Ethan Nichtern
2015
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