ZalthoLIVE - Claude AnShin Thomas

@The importance of breath awareness in all that we do. @ How was the process of beginning to serve others? @ Could you explain the difference between knowledge and wisdon? @ What do you think about the violent turmoil in Myanmar? @ Can Zen practice support the parenting of a teeanger? ************************************************************* These are questions that Claude AnShin Thomas - full...

  - Trust the Process, Meditation and Chronic Pain, Feeling Alive etc. This is a session with an international audience on zoom where Claude AnShin Thomas  - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - responds to question. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand the trappings of a deluded mind more deeply. This episode was recorded duri...

Author Claude AnShin Thomas introduces his new book Bringing Meditation to Life and reads a few excerpts. https://zaltho.org/en/who-we-are/claude-anshin-thomas-founder/books.html Zen teacher Claude AnShin Thomas shares his experiences and insights into how Zen teachings and practice can move off the meditation cushion and into everything we do, transforming all aspects of our life. Bringing Medita...

Intriguing questions about guilt, forgiveness, science - we all have questions. How inspiring to hear this particular Zen perspective from Claude AnShin Thomas. Reminders of how we create separateness, how thoughts are not absolute fact, how to develop discernment of thought and trust in our mind. These are questions that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto...

Claude AnShin Thomas: " There is a difference between the ideas of peace, nonviolence, pacifism and the commitment to the reality of active nonviolence. How does all the information I receive translate into action? If something is not practical, it is not spiritual. The world is as it is; if I pay attention the world informs me all of the time. It's about being committed to an active meditation pr...

My attachment to my ideas of what life is or how I should be in the world creates more suffering. What is the 'seeing with clarity' that Shakyamuni Buddha experienced? What do you do about the environmental crisis? Is the care for the environment part of self care? What is spiritual? What has been outstanding for you in your long distance walks (pilgrimages)? When having a depressed mind, can obse...

Have unexpected painful feelings ever overwhelm you? Is suchness the same as soul ? Can a Buddhist mantra clear all suffering? Is it true that when I avoid conflict to keep the peace, I start a war within myself? These are questions that Claude AnShin Thomas reflects on. He reminds the listener of how easy it happens that we are driven by our conditioning to expect to never feel confused, angry or...

Ever wondered what Zen sitting meditation is about? Ever had doubts if you are doing it correctly? Zen Buddhist monk Claude AnShin Thomas explains the basics of sitting meditation including how to establish a stable posture and practice breath awareness. His clarity in words and is strength in speaking are inspiring. This episode was recorded during a talk with a German-speaking audience and inclu...

Claude AnShin is a Vietnam combat veteran, a Zen Buddhist monk and teacher, and the author of the book "At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace." He is also the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, which promotes nonviolence, awareness, and positive change in individuals and communities. During the coronavirus pandemic, Claude AnShin has shifted from teaching in person to offering live...