{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"7. Navigating Challenges and Awakening: On Resentments, Judgments, Obsession, and Showing up to Practice (#77)","description":"Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - responds to questions in an inspiring manner based on his Zen practice and life experiences. He reminds the listener how to stay awake to life and understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded during a weekly online meeting of questions & responses. For more information: https:\/\/www.zaltho.org If you want to ask Claude AnShin Thomas a question, please feel free to write to info@zaltho.org. Book recommendations:https:\/\/www.zaltho.org\/books\/ To support us, please donate. If you are interested in a specific question, this is the list of questions that Claude AnShin responded to and the time stamps for those questions so that you can go directly to the topic that is of most interest to you. Questions and Time Stamps: 1:06 \u2013 How have you dealt with someone who holds resentment toward you? 2:22 \u2013 If you discovered that someone you know had been convicted of sexual assault, would it change how you view them? 4:16 \u2013 How do you work with judgment? 5:30 \u2013 Could you speak about obsession? 10:50 \u2013 Since becoming a monk and maintaining sobriety over that time, how has your relationship to your military service changed? 15:50 \u2013 What do you do when you feel low energy or negativity? 19:10 \u2013 Does discomfort ever feel overwhelming to you? 23:04 \u2013 Why did you decide to leave the monastery after three years? 24:18 \u2013 How does your practice show up when you feel the urge to hide? 24:52 \u2013 Was it easy for you to leave the monastery? 25:40 \u2013 On the path of healing and transformation, who inspires you? 29:50 \u2013 Would you say that leaving the monastery was part of your path to awakening? 33:50 \u2013 When receiving information, can you say, \u201cThat is none of my business\u201d? 34:45 \u2013 Do you mind when others find you inspirational? 38:15 \u2013 In your journey toward awakening, what has been the greatest challenge? 43:30 \u2013 How do you support people who don\u2019t want to wake up? ","author_name":"ZalthoLIVE - Claude AnShin Thomas","author_url":"https:\/\/www.zaltho.org","html":"