713: David Nichtern

Duncan Trussell Family Hour

Comedy Interviews, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Comedy

4.8 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

David Nichtern, author, musician, senior Buddhist teacher at Dharma Moon, and Duncan's meditation teacher, re-joins the DTFH!

Next Tuesday, September 23rd you can join David for his free online discussion, "The Path of the Teacher, Developing Your Skills as a Meditation Teacher," on Dharma Moon! Spots are limited and Dharma Moon always appreciates it when you register in advance, so please click here to register now!

Be sure to check out Dharma Moon's full listing of Live Workshops and Courses as well!

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0:00.0	Welcome, friends.
0:01.9	You're listening to the DTFH.
0:04.7	And if you're somebody who watches the news, you're probably aware.
0:09.7	We all just had to witness a horrific political assassination.
0:14.2	And I realize whoever the guest is this week has got to be someone who can contribute in some way to
0:25.4	cooling things off a little bit, giving us a little bit of direction.
0:30.6	Things were, it was just so horrible.
0:33.2	I think many of us are shook.
0:35.8	And so with us today is my meditation teacher, David Nick Turn.
0:40.1	He's amazing. He's written a ton of books. And, you know, whenever I do his intros, it's kind of
0:44.0	sloppy. I'm going to give him the credit he deserves. He's a senior Buddhist teacher who's been
0:48.7	practicing and teaching meditation for 40 years. He was one of the initial American students of renowned Tibetan meditation master
0:56.4	Chogim Trump or Rimposha and studied closely with him soon after his arrival in the United States
1:01.1	in 1970. David is the author of the critically acclaimed books awakening from the daydream,
1:06.9	reimagining the Buddha's Wheel of Life and Creativity. That is such a good book, by the way.
1:11.4	Spirituality and Making a Buck.
1:13.7	He mentors individual students both in person online and leads meditation teacher training
1:17.8	programs around the world via his Dharma Moon platform.
1:22.2	Oh, and he's also an incredible musician who's recorded and played with Stevie Wonder,
1:26.7	Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, Maria Muldar,
1:31.2	Paul Simon, and many others. And on Tuesday, September 23rd, join David for a free live
1:36.6	online event, exploring the profound practices of mindfulness and the journey of becoming a meditation
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