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-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 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)
https://zaltho.org/en/media/books.html
Q: I heard someone talk recently about having contact to a younger version of themselves with in themselves. Do you have anything like this? (Min 1)
Q: Do you put a lot of stock in first impressions? (Min 5)
Q: How can you tell the difference between first impressions and some form of narrative based on our conditioning? (Min 10)
Q: If there is something I regret from the past, is it ok to let it go or should I turn back and apologize?
Q: What is your current vulnerability? (Min 15)
Q: Is it egotistic to want to have children? (Min 20)
Q: In your experience is it easier to confront one’s own suffering in solitude or in relationship? (Min 25)
Q: Do you think it is useful to expose myself to that which I am afraid of? (29mins)
Q: You say that Q &R sessions are not a therapy group. What is the difference? (31 mins)
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