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2. On Our Inner Voice, The World Is Telling Us, Trauma Can Become An Asset, Freedom Through Practice (#58)
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- Feb 6, 2025
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Summary
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 questions & responses. For more information: https://www.zaltho.org If you want to ask Claude AnShin Thomas a question, please feel free to write to [email protected] . Book recommendations: - Bringing Meditation to Life - 108 Teachings on the Path of Zen Practice (Oakwood Publishing 2021) - AT HELL'S GATE - A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace (Shambhala Publications 2003) - On the Edges of Sleep: Poems of War and Memory (Oakwood Publishing 2024) https://www.zaltho.org/books/ If you are interested in a specific question, this is the list of questions that Claude AnShin responded to and the time stamps for those questions so that you can go directly to the topic that is of most interest to you. Questions and Time Stamps: 1:23 When a person gets killed who has done many terrible things, should one celebrate their death? 2:09 How do you differentiate the inner voice that gives good advice and the one that keeps one trapped in suffering? 2:34 When does it happen to you that you don't see what the world is telling you? 3:16 Would you talk about it or give an example of the decision that past trauma can become an asset? 5:11 What is the point to answer a person who always asks the same questions? 5:39 Did you do a specialized therapy to address the consequences of your mother's violent behavior toward you? 7:25 Can competitiveness be a good thing or is it always best not to compare oneself with others? 8:24 Is part of the healing process…