The Interdependence Project : 21st Century Buddhism

This week, Nancy Thompson gives a talk titled "Appreciative Joy to the World." It was recorded on December 26th, 2011 in New York City.Nancy Thompson is a reporter and editor for a regional daily newspaper in Connecticut. She is a graduate of the Interdependence Project's first teacher-training...

This week, Nancy Thompson gives a talk titled "Appreciative Joy to the World." It was recorded on December 26th, 2011 in New York City. Nancy Thompson is a reporter and editor for a regional daily newspaper in Connecticut. She is a graduate of the Interdependence Project's first teacher-training program and has trained with IDP founder Ethan Nichtern, Sarah Powers of the Insight Yoga Institute and Noah Levine at the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. She writes for the IDP blog, the Buddhist Dispatch, and leads a weekly meditation group at Samadhi Yoga Studio in Manchester, Connecticut.

This week's podcast features a lecture on his new book "The Buddha Walks into a Bar."Lodro Rinzler is a meditation practitioner and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. Over the last decade he has taught numerous workshops at meditation centers and college campuses throughout the United...

This week's podcast features a lecture on his new book "The Buddha Walks into a Bar." Lodro Rinzler is a meditation practitioner and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. Over the last decade he has taught numerous workshops at meditation centers and college campuses throughout the United States. He has served as the Executive Director of the Boston Shambhala Center and currently oversees development efforts for Shambhala internationally. Lodro's column, What Would Sid Do?, appears regularly on the Huffington Post and the Interdependence Project. Lodro writes from his apartment in New York City.

This week's podcast features an interview with Lodro Rinzler and Ethan Nichtern on his new book "The Buddha Walks into a Bar."Lodro Rinzler is a meditation practitioner and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. Over the last decade he has taught numerous workshops at meditation centers and...

This week's podcast features an interview with Lodro Rinzler and Ethan Nichtern on his new book "The Buddha Walks into a Bar." Lodro Rinzler is a meditation practitioner and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. Over the last decade he has taught numerous workshops at meditation centers and college campuses throughout the United States. He has served as the Executive Director of the Boston Shambhala Center and currently oversees development efforts for Shambhala internationally. Lodro's column, What Would Sid Do?, appears regularly on the Huffington Post and the Interdependence Project. Lodro writes from his apartment in New York City.

This week Meredith Arena interviews ID Project founder Ethan Nichtern on his new book, Your Emoticons Won't Save You. This is the second of a two part interview. Ethan Nichtern is a Shastri or senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. At 33, he is currently the youngest empowered Senior...

This week Meredith Arena interviews ID Project founder Ethan Nichtern on his new book, Your Emoticons Won't Save You. This is the second of a two part interview. Ethan Nichtern is a Shastri or senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. At 33, he is currently the youngest empowered Senior Teacher in the global Shambhala community. He is on the part-time faculty at Eugene Lang College at New School University and has lectured at Brown, Wesleyan, Yale and New York Universities, as well as at meditation and yoga centers and conferences around the world. His writing has been featured on The Huffington Post, Beliefnet, Tricycle Magazine, BuddhaDharma Magazine, Reality Sandwich, as well as other online publications. His new book is available for order as a limited print, individually signed edition on his website, ethannichtern.com, or as an ebook via Amazon Kindle, iBooks, or Nook.

This week Meredith Arena interviews ID Project founder Ethan Nichtern on his new book, Your Emoticons Won't Save You. This is the first of a two part interview. Ethan Nichtern is a Shastri or senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. At 33, he is currently the youngest empowered Senior Teacher in the global Shambhala community. He is on the part-time faculty at Eugene Lang College at New School University and has lectured at Brown, Wesleyan, Yale and New York Universities, as well as at meditation and yoga centers and conferences around the world. His writing has been featured on The Huffington Post, Beliefnet, Tricycle Magazine, BuddhaDharma Magazine, Reality Sandwich, as well as other online publications. His new book is available for order as a limited print, individually signed edition on his website, ethannichtern.com, or as an ebook via Amazon Kindle, iBooks, or Nook.

This week Meredith Arena interviews ID Project founder Ethan Nichtern on his new book, Your Emoticons Won't Save You. This is the first of a two part interview. Ethan Nichtern is a Shastri or senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. At 33, he is currently the youngest empowered Senior...

This week's podcast features a lecture by Ethan Nichtern titled "Radical Buddhism and the Paradox of Acceptance." The lecture was given on November 10th 2011 in Portland Oregon. This is the second of a two part podcast. Buddhism is often misunderstood as a passive, even self-indulgent, discipline. Ethan Nichtern explains how the rigorous practice of mindfulness and self-acceptance can radically and practically transform ourselves and the world. By letting go of habits and assumptions, we begin to understand our true motivations and intentions, allowing us to create wise solutions to global problems such as consumerism, environmental damage, and societal inequity. This topic is of great importance in times of social upheaval and protest movements such as we are experiencing today. Shastri Ethan Nichtern is the founding director and Senior Teacher in Residence of the Interdependence Project. For the past eight years, Ethan has taught ongoing meditation and Buddhist psychology classes and retreats in New York City and around North America. He is on the part-time faculty at Eugene Lang College at New School University and lectures regularly at Brown, Wesleyan, and New York Universities. His new book "Your Emoticons Won't Save You" will be released in January 2012.

This week's podcast features a lecture by Ethan Nichtern titled "Radical Buddhism and the Paradox of Acceptance." The lecture was given on November 10th 2011 in Portland Oregon. This is the second of a two part podcast. Buddhism is often misunderstood as a passive, even self-...

This week's podcast features a lecture by Ethan Nichtern titled "Radical Buddhism and the Paradox of Acceptance." The lecture was given on November 10th 2011 in Portland Oregon. This is the first of a two part podcast. Buddhism is often misunderstood as a passive, even self-indulgent, discipline. Ethan Nichtern explains how the rigorous practice of mindfulness and self-acceptance can radically and practically transform ourselves and the world. By letting go of habits and assumptions, we begin to understand our true motivations and intentions, allowing us to create wise solutions to global problems such as consumerism, environmental damage, and societal inequity. This topic is of great importance in times of social upheaval and protest movements such as we are experiencing today. Shastri Ethan Nichtern is the founding director and Senior Teacher in Residence of the Interdependence Project. For the past eight years, Ethan has taught ongoing meditation and Buddhist psychology classes and retreats in New York City and around North America. He is on the part-time faculty at Eugene Lang College at New School University and lectures regularly at Brown, Wesleyan, and New York Universities. His new book "Your Emoticons Won't Save You" will be released in January 2012.

This week's podcast features a lecture by Ethan Nichtern titled "Radical Buddhism and the Paradox of Acceptance." The lecture was given on November 10th 2011 in Portland Oregon. This is the first of a two part podcast. Buddhism is often misunderstood as a passive, even self-...

This week's podcast features a lecture by Ethan Nichtern on the practice of Tonglen. The lecture was given on October 24th 2011 in New York City. This is the second of a two part podcast. Translated as "giving and taking" Tonglen is practice where one visualizes taking on the suffering of others and offering happiness in return. A training in dissolving the boundaries we normally place between the "self" and "other," this powerful practice focuses on opening the heart to new possibilities of relating with the world. Shastri Ethan Nichtern is the founding director and Senior Teacher in Residence of the Interdependence Project. For the past eight years, Ethan has taught ongoing meditation and Buddhist psychology classes and retreats in New York City and around North America. He is on the part-time faculty at Eugene Lang College at New School University and lectures regularly at Brown, Wesleyan, and New York Universities. His new book "Your Emoticons Won't Save You" will be released in January 2012.