Are Millenials Really So Self-Obsessed? The Road Home Interviews in Vice, Business Insider and More
It was quite an amazing first week for #TheRoadHome. We are already hearing from many folks who are loving the book. If you haven't gotten a copy, you can follow this link to order The Road Home as a hardcover, ebook, or audible download. A click the title above for a rundown of interviews from the first week of publication.
New Free Podcast Via Shambhala: Dharma Art, Creativity and the Path of Meditation
Check out Ethan's new lecture on the Shambhala NYC Podcast, "Creativity and the Path of Meditation." Ethan says about this one "I took my best shot at describing a topic very close to my heart, and I think, very close to a lot of our hearts." Enjoy!
Mindful Speech in the Internet Era
The Buddhist tradition has many teachings about expressing ourselves skillfully and mindfully. I think these guidelines need to be updated for the Internet era.
Free Podcast Lecture: Fear is Your Best Frenemy via Shambhala Podcast
Check out Ethan's new lecture on the Shambhala NYC Podcast, "Fear is Your Best Frenemy."
Article on Tonglen Meditation in Shambhala Sun
Friends, here is the article in pdf form on Tonglen meditation (compassion meditation) I contributed for the July 2014 issue of Shambhala Sun Magazine. Enjoy!
Fire Your Ninja Assassin
Despite all of the teachings to the contrary, it still seems like most of us, even those of us with committed Dharma practices, still fall into the trap of trying to avoid, dissolve or destroy difficult emotions. It's not so much that we want to go to war with our own thoughts and emotions, it's more like we want to hire a ninja assassin to take our difficult thoughts in the middle of the night, to quietly slit the throat of our feelings when no one is watching.