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ethannichtern

  1. Enjoyed doing this interview with @spiver on teaching dharma as livelihood. bit.ly/JPvRKk
  2. Thankful for the sacrifice of all soldiers, while aspiring for an end to war. The cost is just too high.
  3. On my way to retreat!
  4. Sometimes you have to take care of yourself first, in order to help others.
  5. I want to kirtan with Don Draper!
  6. Line of the night from Mad Men: "There's a Lakshmi here to see you." love it.
  7. Love this Onion Headline: Dying Chevron Executive Excited to One Day Become Oil. #OnionDharma
  8. @rohan_21awake nice work. :)
  9. Is #facebook worth $100 billion? My friend @rohan_21awake was interviewed for this #bbc piece. Nice. bbc.in/JnGE33
  10. In case you missed it: The Enlightened Artist livecast - hoping to do this more often. bit.ly/JETs4M
  11. Love this article. bit.ly/MuQa3S Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.*
  12. Nina Simone is a voice that transcends the specifics of space and time. Cosmic Lady. For real.
  13. Subway semiotics twitpic.com/9m7lnk
  14. The point of the Buddhist path is not to become more "Buddhist." It's to become more AWAKE.
  15. Where is my Mind? The Pixies and Contemplating Consciousness by @lodrorinzler bit.ly/KibfZ8
  16. Caucasians now account for less than half of the births in the US. nyti.ms/JiSn2H
  17. Funny how often Anger produces thoughts that are factually true, yet stripped of any ability to communicate those truths skillfully.
  18. There is nothing like lovingkindness (metta). It only seems superficial or cliched if we don't see its power. bit.ly/Mktjba
  19. Our ability to let go of fantasy and daydreams is related to how much we appreciate and long for the actual present moment.