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-speaking audience.

Questions:

(1:47)

How does the Zaltho Zen community work with the current situation of war in the Ukraine?

(12:30) Living in Hungaria there is a chance that war arrives here. What should we do when it happens?

(18:18) What feelings come up for you when you see the images from the war in the Ukraine?

(25:16) What advise would you give president Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian government and people?

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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