2. ZalthoLIVE: On Vulnerabillity, Having Children, Addressing Anxiety, What about Therapy?
ZalthoLIVE - Claude AnShin Thomas · Claude AnShin Thomas
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Show Notes
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: [email protected]
Want to read up on this topic? 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)
https://zaltho.org/en/media/books.html
Questions in this episode: (1:00) Would your share your current feelings of vulnerability with us? *** (6:08) Is it egoistic to want to have children? *** (10:20) From your experience is it easier to reflect on one's suffering and conditioning by living alone or in relationships or with a family? *** (13:10) At the car wash, where the car is pulled through I have terrible feelings of anxiousness. Do you think it is useful to go through the car wash more often to address this feeling? *** (15:45) You stated that deep listening and mindful speech practice is not a therapy group. What is a therapy group then? *** (17:35) Going back to the car wash, when imagining the real risk, I still have great doubt about the possibility that I will be ok. *** (20:00) When you spoke with the former Israeli soldiers and the police wellness group, was this not dharma talks?