Free Online Discussion
FINDING STABILITY IN AN UNSTABLE WORLD
WHY BUDDHIST TEACHINGS ARE MORE RELEVANT NOW THAN EVER
with Ethan Nichtern & Dan Harris
Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 | 6:00pm–7:00pm ET
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In a world that often feels like it's teetering on the edge, many of us grapple with overwhelming feelings of instability and uncertainty.
Compounding global conflicts, an intensifying climate crisis, widespread social inequality, and rising economic disparities can lead to a myriad of emotions like fear and anxiety that can leave us feeling untethered and disconnected.
On Tuesday, December 10th, join Ethan Nichtern, Head of Yearlong Buddhist Studies at Dharma Moon, and Dan Harris, host of the popular podcast 10% Happier, for a conversation on staying grounded, available, and engaged, even when the world is on fire.
During our discussion, we'll explore:
- Recognizing crises, whether personal or global, as opportunities for growth and transformation.
- Fostering compassion and empathy, even when facing conflict or strong differences of opinion.
- Using meditation to work with anxiety, fear, and other destabilizing emotions.
- Embracing change as a fundamental aspect of life to help us navigate uncertainties.
- How cultivating awareness helps us stay grounded amid life's chaos.
- Understanding how our attachments, whether material or emotional, can be sources of instability and how the practice of letting go leads to resilience and less suffering.
Ethan will also discuss the upcoming Dharma Moon Yearlong Buddhist Studies program and offer insights on how studying Buddhism can help us show up more fully for ourselves and others during these difficult times.
About the Teachers
Ethan Nichtern is a Senior Buddhist teacher, author, and podcast host. Since 2002, Ethan has taught meditation and Buddhist psychology courses and workshops around New York City, North America and Europe. Ethan has worked one-on-one with thousands of students on their meditation, dharma, and life paths. He currently works with 70-80 private students who he meets with monthly in an ongoing coaching capacity to help them make meditation practice a consistent part of their lives, deepen their spiritual practice, and address life’s many challenges from a more awakened perspective.
Ethan is the author of the acclaimed books 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. He is also the author of One City: A Declaration of Interdependence, and his most recent book Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life’s Eight Worldly Winds.
In 2018, Ethan launched his podcast, The Road Home, available on iTunes, Spotify and wherever you listen to podcasts.
Ethan has been featured on CNN, NPR, ABC/Yahoo News, The New York Times, Vogue.com, Business Insider, Nautilus, and Vice to discuss Buddhism and meditation in the 21st Century.
Dan Harris is the author of the #1 New York Times best-selling memoir, 10% Happier, about a fidgety, skeptical news anchor who finds meditation. He’s also the host of the 10% Happier podcast where he interviews celebrities, entrepreneurs, authors, scientists and meditation teachers about how to do life better. For 21 years, he worked at ABC News, where he anchored such shows as Nightline and the weekend editions of Good Morning America.
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