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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2025 · 43 MIN

Ep. 141 - Strong Back, Soft Front: The Posture of Meditation is The Posture of Courage

from The Road Home with Ethan Nichtern · host Ethan Nichtern

In this episode, Ethan links a crucial set of instructions from mindfulness meditation teachers of the past regarding how we carry our posture to what it means to show up in this world at a time of chaos. He discusses the instructions on mindfulness meditation from the "warrior" tradition of enlightened society, as well as decoding the qualities of the instruction to maintain a "strong back, and a soft front." Please support the podcast via Substack and subscribe for free or with small monthly contributions. Paid subscribers will receive occasional extras like guided meditations, extra podcast episodes and more! Check out all the cool offerings at our podcast sponsor Dharma Moon. Free video courses co-taught by Ethan and others, such as The Three Marks of Existence, are also available for download.

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Ep. 141 - Strong Back, Soft Front: The Posture of Meditation is The Posture of Courage

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