Claude AnShin Thomas: "There is a difference between the ideas of peace, nonviolence, pacifism and the commitment to the reality of active nonviolence.

How does all the information I receive translate into action?

If something is not practical, it is not spiritual. The world is as it is; if I pay attention the world informs me all of the time. It's about being committed to an active meditation practice which teaches me to become the observer."

Claude AnShin Thomas speaks about this great matter from a personal perspective as a former soldier and as a long time ordained Zen Buddhist monk.

In the last portion of the talk, Claude AnShin Thomas takes questions (starts at 44:25) - a very engaging and interesting section of Claude AnShin Thomas' speaking.

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Want to read up on this topic? Read AT HELL'S GATE - A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace (Shambhala Publications 2003).

https://zaltho.org/en/who-we-are/claude-anshin-thomas-founder/at-hell-s-gate.html