Claude Anshin Thomas

Claude AnShin Thomas went to Vietnam at the age of eighteen, where he received numerous awards and decorations for his military service. Today he is a monk in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition and an active speaker and Zen teacher in the United States and Europe.Claude AnShin is the author of the award-winning memoir At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace and Bringing Meditation to Life: 108 Teachings on the Path of Zen Practice. He is also the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a...See more

Claude AnShin Thomas went to Vietnam at the age of eighteen, where he received numerous awards and decorations for his military service. Today he is a monk in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition and an active speaker and Zen teacher in the United States and Europe.Claude AnShin is the author of the award-winning memoir At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace and Bringing Meditation to Life: 108 Teachings on the Path of Zen Practice. He is also the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes nonviolence and healing after trauma. He is also the abbot and guiding teacher of the Magnolia Zen Center in Mary Esther, Florida. See less