1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Ethan Nichtern&amp;nbsp;is a Shastri, a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, and currently senior teacher-in-residence for the Shambhala NYC community. His new&amp;nbsp;book,&amp;nbsp;The Dharma of The Princess Bride: What The Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships&amp;nbsp;- just came out - and I have the great honor of chatting with him about it today!&amp;nbsp; We talk:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ethan's upbringing as a Buddhist, and when he committed to his Meditation Practice&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The Shambhala Tradition&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Dharma of The Princess Bride (Ethan's new book) The Meta- like quality of The Princess Pride and how that connects to Meditation&amp;nbsp; Friendship as being part of Spiritual Practice&amp;nbsp; Why Trust is foundational for a good friendship&amp;nbsp; Why there's no &quot;Buttercup&quot; or prince charming coming to save us, and how to live with the Uncertainty of Relationships&amp;nbsp; Ethan's favorite part&amp;nbsp;of writing The Dharma Of the Princess Bride&amp;nbsp; What are your main take-aways? Do YOU make Relationships part of your Spiritual path? I'd love to hear your thoughts.&amp;nbsp; The Ellie Aaron Hour http://ellieaaron.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5807227/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/dfac5e/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/15670678