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 German-speaking audience.
Q1: (1 min 15 sec) Why don't you give Dharma talks?
Q2:(2min 15 sec) Do you perceive pressure and if so how do you deal with it?
Q3: (9 min) Is my wish to be connected part of my conditioning? And if so is that also part of my suffering?
Q4: (min 11) How do you relate to your intuition today?
Q5: (min 13) Is vulnerability needed to be human in its full range?
Q6: (min 17) How was your trip to Miami?
Q7: (min 22) What is your current view on the situation in Europe (war in the Ukraine)? Do you think Russia will take the war to other countries?
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 Meditation to Life - 108 Teachings on the Path of Zen Practice
- AT HELL'S GATE - A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace (Shambhala Publications 2003)
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