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.

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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)

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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)