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October 28, 2024 62 mins

For episode 251, Ethan Nichtern returns to the Metta Hour to talk about his new book, Confidence: Holding Your Seat through Life’s Eight Worldly Winds.

Ethan is a contemporary Buddhist teacher and the host of The Road Home Podcast. He is the author of several books, including The Road Home, and has been featured by CNN, NPR, the New York Times, Vogue, and Business Insider, and more.

In this conversation, Sharon and Ethan discuss:

  • What Ethan’s been up to the past 7 years
  • What inspired Ethan’s new book
  • The image of tube people
  • The dichotomy of hope/fear
  • The eight vicissitudes
  • Ethan’s definition of equanimity
  • Holding Your Seat
  • Learning to stay with your own mind
  • The positive sense of pride
  • Confidence as self-respect
  • Building confidence if trauma is present
  • Window of Tolerance
  • The Four Powers of Confidence
  • Ethan’s life as a Dad

Ethan closes the conversation with a guided meditation on Raising Windhorse. You can learn more about Ethan’s work and get a copy of his new book, Confidenceright here. Listen to Ethan’s Road Home Podcast right here.

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