Ethan Nichtern

3.8k Followers

Ethan Nichtern is a senior Buddhist teacher, and the author of The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path and The Dharma of The Princess Bride: What The Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships (FSG North Point Press).

Reviews

Nan

Oct 18, 2025

Wonderful. I’m will use this in my daily meditation rotation. Namaste 🪷

Guinevere

Jul 8, 2025

Nice to just be in breath. Spine started to tingle. Thank you

Gwen Ponder

Jun 3, 2025

Perfect balance between instruction and practice. Thank you, Ethan!

Katalina Sz

May 25, 2025

Beautiful guidance of Tonglen practice thank you so much🙏🏼

Val

Apr 6, 2025

I really appreciated the well-formulated instructions and silence. Great balance and beautiful in its simplicity. I will come back to this as a practice. Thank you, Ethan 🙏🏻🪷

Rachel M

Jan 21, 2024

I’m very grateful and happy that I found this tonglen recording. Thank you for guiding us through this practice with so much care and thoughtfulness.

Ollie Tripp

Nov 7, 2023

Really enjoyed it. I have always meditated with eyes closed. I really enjoyed keeping the eyes open looking just a little ahead. I will definitely incorporate it in the future. Much thanks and Badassery.

Carla

Oct 29, 2023

Fabulous!!! Thank you so very much for a consise and compassionate review of Shamatha practice. Whether you are new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner, Ethan’s gentle approach can bring you home to the basics of meditation and why we do it . Thank you

lucía

May 7, 2023

Thank you very much 😊It helped me to connect with the energy of compassion and care. We are all doing the best we can.🤍

Ada

Apr 29, 2023

I love this, it always makes shed tears, yet I feel quite at peace when I finish, kind of reconnected...

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