Zen Talk with Claude AnShin Thomas

Zen talk with Claude AnShin Thomas at ChoBoji Zen Center.

Zen sitting meditation starts at 7:00 am until 8:30 am if you like to join before the talk starts.

Title: Bringing Meditation to Life - Applied Zen
Meditation is not only something we do seated on a cushion or a chair. It is the way we live our lives. We can learn and practice specific forms of meditation in order to wake up to the reality that spiritual practice and daily life are not two different things.

Claude AnShin Thomas is a fully ordained Zen Buddhist monk in the Soto Zen tradition since 1995. At the age of 17 he had enlisted in the US Army and served in the Vietnam War. Since that time, he has been working to heal the wounds of war—emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Claude AnShin is the guiding teacher at the Magnolia Zen Center in Mary Esther, Florida, and the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes awareness and nonviolence. For more information, visit www.zaltho.org or email [info@zaltho.org](mailto:info@zaltho.org).

Please give a donation to the Center and to Claude AnShin Thomas. Claude AnShin Thomas took vows of mendicancy which means that he is entirely dependent on voluntary contributions. Your donation is much appreciated.