Ethan Nichtern
American author & Buddhist teacher (born 1979)
About Ethan Nichtern
Born 1978. Ethan Nichtern is an American.
Ethan Nichtern is an American author and Buddhist teacher. He is based in New York City. His books include The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path (2015, FSG North Point Press), The Dharma of The Princess Bride (2017, FSG North Point) and Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Worldy Winds (2024, New Work Library).
Nichtern has discussed the relevance of Buddhism in the 21st century on ABC/Yahoo News, CNN, NPR ABC News, Vogue.com, and The New York Times.
Nichtern is the son of musician/composer David Nichtern, who is also a Buddhist teacher, and Janice Ragland, a painter who later became a psychotherapist. He was born in Los Angeles, California in 1978 and raised in New York City. In 2016, he married Marissa Dutton and the two separated and later divorced in 2021.
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American author & Buddhist teacher (born 1979)
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