The Bullpen is a place of preparation, where people from all walks of life can embrace and sharpen their God-given leadership potential and serve the kingdom in their spheres of influence
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We all desire happiness - what is good, pleasant right, permanent, joyful, satisfying, and easy. But life often brings frustration, dissatisfaction, incompleteness, and sorrow. This podcast channel offers talks and question-response-sessions from Zen Buddhist Monk, Vietnam Veteran, Author, and Peace Activist Claude AnShin Thomas. This is for everyone who yearns for understanding and for embodying the difference we want to see in the world. Let's embark together on a path of ending all wars a ...
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We're back! Philip Wagnon, Elevation Matthews Campus Pastor, joins Claude on this episode of The Bullpen. They discuss how people don't always act on the dreams that God has given them (4:54), what actually causes people to change (7:08), and how Pastor Steven Furtick's book "Do The New You" helped shape Philip's podcast (12:11). Later, they discus…
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14. On Fear, Friendliness in Zen, Puffed Up Ego, Becoming, and Silence(#56)
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Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - responds to questions from students in an inspiring manner based on his Zen practice and life experiences. He reminds the listener how to stay awake to life and understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly online meeting of questi…
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13. Not Squandering One's Life, Subtle Manifestations of Violence, and the Meaning of Peace and Healing (#55)
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Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - responds to questions from students in an inspiring manner based on his Zen practice and life experiences. He reminds the listener how to stay awake to life and understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly online meeting of questi…
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12. On Staying Focused, Zen Study, Belonging, Healthy Relationships, and Feeling Safe (#54)
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Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - responds to questions from students in an inspiring manner based on his Zen practice and life experiences. He reminds the listener how to stay awake to life and understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly online meeting of questi…
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11.On Dealing with Defiance, Emotional and Physical Pain, and Having Courage
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Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - responds to questions from students in an inspiring manner based on his Zen practice and life experiences. He reminds the listener how to stay awake to life and understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly online meeting of questi…
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10. On Assisted Suicide, Praise&Blame, Self-Compassion, Failure, and Attachment (#52)
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Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - responds to questions from students in an inspiring manner based on his Zen practice and life experiences. He reminds the listener how to stay awake to life and understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly online meeting of questi…
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9: About Selfish Desires, Seeking Stability, No Soul, Sitting Meditation (#51)
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Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - responds to questions from students in an inspiring manner based on his Zen practice and life experiences. He reminds the listener how to stay awake to life and understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly online meeting of questi…
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Larry Brey of Elevation Church joins Claude on episode two of The Bullpen! In this episode, Claude and LB talk about what Elevation staff calls "being LB'd" (4:10), how LB was called to the local church (11:07), LB's first experience with Pastor Steven Furtick (13:03), and how a calling is always connected to a mantle (16:33). Later, Claude and LB …
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Brian Roldan joins on the first ever episode of The Bullpen! Claude explains the vision behind the podcast (1:12), Brian is introduced (2:35), they discuss Brian's military background (7:33) as well as what Brian learned throughout his time in the military (13:37). They talk about Brian's deployment in Iraq (27:09), how to navigate having multiple …
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Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - speaks on the topic “Bringing Meditation to Life” during a public talk in October 2023 in Germany. He addresses his own inherited karma and how Buddhist practice helped him to transform that karma. Today his life is based in being-of-service. "When healing occurs to self, all pa…
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7. Addressing Feeling Hurt, Value of Commitment, Dealing with Craving, Consciousness of Plants and Inanimate Objects
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You can find ZalthoLIVE on all major podcast channels: Apple, Google, Spotify, AmazonMusic, and Audible and also here: https://zaltho.org/en/media/podcasts-zaltholive.html These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and h…
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6: Spiritual Discipline Versus Control, Emotional Challenges, Upside of Anger (#48)
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You can find ZalthoLIVE on all major podcast channels: Apple, Google, Spotify, AmazonMusic, and Audible. These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This epis…
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5. Living at Peace with Traumatic Experiences
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On Vietnam Veterans Day, 29 March, Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, Vietnam combat Veteran, and author - gave a talk to the employees of a cancer-biotech company. Their interest was that Claude AnShin Thomas’ own journey of healing and transformation of the wounds of war mirror the turbulences and peace finding efforts in high stakes crisi…
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4: On Practice, Regret, Violence in Athletics, Dealing with News Reports, Fun and Relaxation (#46)
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recordedon online zoom retreat session of questions&responses. For more information: https://zalt…
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3. Grieving Loss, Roots of Antisemitism, Understanding War and Moral Injury (#45)
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly zoom session of questions&responses. For more information: https://zalth…
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2. Lightness in Challenging Times, Healthy Fame and Gain, Revenge, Forgiveness, Letting Go (#44)
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly zoom session of questions&responses. For more information: https://zalth…
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1. On Zen and Psychotherapy, Zen and Drugs, Zen and Conflict
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly zoom session of questions&responses. For more information: https://zalth…
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16. On Unconditional Giving, Near-Death-Experience, Can Westerners be ’True’ Buddhists? (#42)
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk, Combat Veteran, and Author - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly zoom session of questions&responses. For more informa…
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15. On Making Your Bed and How to Explain Witnessing the Killing of a Chicken to a 1-Year-Old (#41)
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk, Combat Veteran, and Author - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly zoom session of questions&responses. For more informa…
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14. Understanding More About How We Engage in War
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly zoom session of questions&responses. For more …
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13. On Regrets, Adjusting to Different Cultures, Not-Killing Insects, Failure, Holding Others’ Suffering
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly zoom session of questions&responses. For more …
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12. On Attachment and Loving, Is Suicide a Solution?, Our Life is a Reflexion of Our Conditioning, Suffering and Comforting
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly zoom session of questions&responses. For more …
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11.From a Public Talk in Switzerland in Spring 2023: Karma, the Illusion of Autonomy, Four Noble Truths in Daily Life
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This recording is from a public talk that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - gave in spring in Switzerland for the German language release of his book Bringing Meditation to Life. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a delude…
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10: On Freshly Presenting, German Book Tour, About Aging, Tangible Evidence of Practice in Daily Life
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a zoom questions&responses session with a German-speaki…
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9. On Spiritual Discipline, Success with Meditation, Countering Rigidity
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a zoom questions&responses session with a German-speaki…
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8. On Sitting, Showing Interest in Veterans, Concept of Evil, What About the Ego, Sense of Self, Weight of Karmic Doom
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a zoom questions&responses session with a German-speaki…
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7. On Seeking Approval, Feeling Lonely, Wearing Monk's Robes, Soul Pain, Touching the Absolute, Waking Up
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a zoom questions&responses session with a German-speaki…
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6. On Hope, Dealing with Getting Hurt, Being Not-Broken, Connection
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a zoom questions&responses session with a German-speaki…
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5. On Life and Various Questions: Awakening, Suffering, Death, Boundaries
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a zoom questions&responses session. For more interestin…
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4. Online Visit With College Students from the School of Visual Arts, NYC, Asian Philosophy Class
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What is it like to live as a Zen Buddhist Monk? This and other questions from college students Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. This episode was recorded during a zoom questions&responses session with a German-speaking audience. For more interesting information: https://zaltho…
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3. Relationship with Time, Letting go of Fear, Moral Injury, Making Mistakes, Taking Care of Oneself
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. For more interesting information: https://zaltho.org/ If you want to ask a question: inf…
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2. ZalthoLIVE: On Vulnerabillity, Having Children, Addressing Anxiety, What about Therapy?
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. For more interesting information: https://zaltho.org/ If you want to ask a question: inf…
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1. ZalthoLIVE: Dealing with Challenges, Sabotaging Oneself, Death, Senselessness, Paying Attention to Details
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. 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 during a zoom questions&response session with a German-speakin…
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13. ZalthoLIVE: On Fear of Dying, Not Being Controlling, Anchors in Our Lives, Healthy Detachment, Changing Through Practice
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These are topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. 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 during a zoom questions&response session. For more interesting information: …
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12. On Lonliness, Attachment, War in the Ukraine, Awakening, Laziness etc.
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. 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 during a zoom questions&response session with a German-speakin…
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11. ZalthoLIVE: On Intuition, Faith, Facing Complications, Having Choices
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. 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 during a zoom questions&response session with a German-speakin…
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10. ZalthoLIVE: Dealing With Stress, Trusting Intuition, Being Vulnerable, War in the Ukraine
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. 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 during a zoom questions&response session with a German-speakin…
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9. ZalthoLIVE: First Impressions, Vulnerability, Our Past, Confronting Fears
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. 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 during a zoom questions&response session with a German-speakin…
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8. ZalthoLIVE: About Directness, Noticing, Intuition, Vulnerability, and the Ukraine War
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The following questions are what Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on in this episode. 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 during a zoom questions&response session with a G…
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7.ZalthoLIVE: College students ask ‘What is Living as a Buddhist Monk Like?'
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This is a topic that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on with a group of university students. This episode was recorded during a zoom class. Claude AnShin Thomas: What you all do, what living a Buddhist life is like, why you have chosen such a life? Question #1: How do I live in t…
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6. ZalthoLIVE: Memorial Day, The Real Costs of War
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Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - speaks at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas on the topic of war never being a solution and how to live the peace we want to see in the word. This episode was recorded during a zoom questions&response session with a German-speaking audience. For more inte…
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5. ZalthoLIVE: Conditioning Leading to War, Finding a Way with Zen Practice
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This talk was held in January 2022 online for a group of veterans who are working on the aspect of moral injury. Claude AnShin Thomas shares his experience for the first 30 minutes as it relates to his military service and his conditioning leading up to the Vietnam War. He also talks about how he found his way to Buddhist practice among several oth…
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4. ZalthoLIVE: Trusting to Find Absolute Truth and other questions (with German translation)
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Q: If all my perceptions are influenced my cultural circumstances, how can I be sure to find absolute truth? How to know, if what I find is not yet just another cultural conditioning? Q: How did your ordination go? (3 min 45 sec) Q: Why did you get ordained in Auschwitz? (14 mins) Q: When is the right time to ask a question? (18 min 55 sec) Q: What…
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3. ZalthoLIVE: Useful Responses on the War in the Ukraine
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These are questions about the current war in the Ukraine that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. Having been a soldier in war, Claude AnShin Thomas speaks with an authentic and legitimate voice. This episode was recorded during a zoom questions&response session with a German-spe…
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2. ZalthoLIVE: The Observing Mind, Being Connected, Mindfulness, Finding a Teacher, Stop Letting Ideas Dictate Our Lives
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand the trappings of a deluded mind more deeply. For more interesting information: https://zaltho.org/ If you want to ask a question: inf…
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1. ZalthoLIVE: Meditation is not a Technique, Making Decisions, Can Lying be Skillful Means?
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Meditation is not a technique, Making Decisions, Can Lying be a skillful means? These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand the trappings of a deluded mind more deeply. This epi…
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13. ZalthoLIVE: Accepting Impermanence and Uncertainty
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. 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 during the Vesak online celebration - the worldwide Buddhist f…
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12. ZalthoLIVE: About Strong Emotions, Being Bored, Homelessness and Drug Addiction (with German translation)
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In this episode Zen Buddhist monk Claude AnShin Thomas works with following questions. This episode was recorded during a zoom questions&response session with a German-speaking audience. For more interesting information: https://zaltho.org/ If you want to ask a question: info@zaltho.org Want to read up on this topic? Book recommendations: Bringing …
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11. ZalthoLIVE: On Freedom, Irritability, One's Past, Stop Arguing
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. 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 during a zoom questions&response session with a German-speakin…
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10. ZalthoLIVE: Giving witness, Living Zen out loud, Setting daily priorities
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These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand the trappings of a deluded mind more deeply. Here brief notes about this episode's themes: Giving witness/bearing witness - Encourage…
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