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Islands of Coherence is a podcast for people who refuse to go numb.
The world is in freefall - politically, ecologically, spiritually - and most of us can feel it. But Nobel Prize-winning physicist Ilya Prigogine showed us something remarkable: when a system is in chaos, small pockets of coherence don’t just survive - they can shift the entire system toward a higher order.
This show is about building those pockets. Each episode draws from spiritual practice, somatic work, artmaking, ecology, and activism to explore a single question: how do we cultivate wholeness - in ourselves, in our communities - while everything around us fragments?
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Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Joining us on the show today is Buddhist teacher, author, and podcast host, Ethan Nichtern! In this episode we explore some of the topics of his newly released book, 'Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Worldly Winds'. This is a timely book which aims to help us contact a place within us which allows us to navigate the often tumultuous waves of life with a sense of curiosity, buoyancy, and most importantly, kindness.
Outside of the world of writing, Ethan is also the founder of the Interdependence Project, which is a nonprofit organization for secular Buddhist study as it applies to activism, arts and media projects, and Western psychology. He also offers numerous opportunities to help students deepen their understanding of the Buddha dharma - including the Year Long Buddhist Studies through the Dharma Moon platform. On top of this he is the host of the podcast, 'The Road Home' which is available wherever you tune into your podcasts.
Show Topics
- What Is Confidence?
- The Double Sided Coin of Hope and Fear
- How Hope Can Take Us From the Present Moment
- Confidence as a Response to Hope and Fear
- Mindfulness and Familiarity
- The 8 Worldly Winds
- Relating to Pleasure and Pain
- Mindfulness and Boredom
- Confidence as a Practice
- The Tibetan Practice of Raising Windhorse
LINKS
ethannichtern.com
'Confidence' Amazon Link
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