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Back from the mini-hiatus with a bang.
\\nMy guest today is musician, author and Dharma teacher, David Nichtern. David was a student of one of my favorite\\xa0Buddhist teachers, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche\\xa0and\\xa0continues to teach in the Shambhala tradition. David\'s also an accomplished\\xa0composer, producer and guitarist \\u2013 a four-time Emmy winner and a two-time Grammy nominee. He\'s the founder of Dharma Moon and 5 Points Records. David has recorded and played with Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, Maria Muldaur, Paul Simon and many others. Bonus fact: he\'s also been a lifelong (literally) friend of Christopher Guest.
\\nDavid and I discuss a whole lot of stuff in this episode including the concepts of idiot compassion, right livelihood, spiritual materialism, relationships and the connection between music and Buddhism. I also reference a podcast David did with comedian Pete Holmes on Pete\'s podcast, "You Made it Weird." You can check that out here.
\\nDavid also happens to be\\xa0an extremely pleasant and fun\\xa0guy to talk with.
\\nSome cool things were mentioned in this episode which I\'m sharing\\xa0below. Enjoy!
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\\n"Memories of Summer as a Child" on iTunes
\\n"The Profound Treasury of Ocean of Dharma" by Chogyam Trungpa and Judith Lief
\\n\\nI also signed up for David\'s course, "Creativity, Spirituality and Making a Buck" which you\'ll hear us discuss in this episode. Check it out if it sounds interesting.
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