173: ENCORE: Creativity, Spirituality and Making a Buck with David Nichtern

The Cosmic Business Podcast

This is the last of our summer hiatus episodes, and I hope you’ve enjoyed revisiting some of our favorites. Today’s replay comes from October 2022 when David Nichtern joined the podcast. In this episode, we talk about the crazy ride of serial entrepreneurship and how creativity and spirituality add extra layers of richness to the journey. Don’t miss this conversation with David!

David Nichtern is a senior Buddhist teacher who has been practicing and teaching meditation for over 40 years. He was one of the early students of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, who came to the US in 1970. David is a business consultant with companies creating a variety of offerings that integrate meditation into a larger health and well-being context, including Goldman Sachs, Sturdy Meditation, Creative Live, and more. He has been featured in media outlets such as the NY Times, FOX News, and Netflix’s The Midnight Gospel movie. David hosts a podcast based on his book, Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buck. A highly regarded composer, David composed the song “Midnight at the Oasis,” which you have probably heard, and he has composed scores for Christopher Guest’s film, The Big Picture. He has also produced multiple records and periodically tours with Grammy-nominated kirtan performer Krishna Das. Adding to his impressive accomplishments, David has played with Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, Maria Muldaur, Paul Simon, and many others.

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Show Highlights:

• David’s lifelong love affair with music, inspired and nurtured by his family
• Learning improvisation from his Uncle Irv—and the important cornerstone that making music could be his livelihood
• The magical place where creativity and spirituality meet–and how these worlds collided in David’s life
• The hit song, “Midnight at the Oasis” opened many doors for David and brought him success.
• Mixing spirituality into his music world through yoga, retreats, and his teacher
• David’s astrology aligns perfectly with his life story.
• Managing his ideas and intuition as a serial entrepreneur with the philosophy “to join heaven and earth”
• David’s motivation to write his book–and what he hopes people take away from it
• David’s advice about money for spiritual people
• Reflections on the most meaningful lessons David has learned from his teachers
• Spiritual practice helps in entrepreneurship and sales
• David’s answers to rapid-fire questions about helpful advice, grounding habits, favorite hot beverage, last meal on earth, morning routine, an inspiring person, something people might not know about him, what he’s reading/recommending, and what’s bringing him joy right now

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Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buck