Finding Peace

Kate interviews Claude AnShin Thomas, an ordained Buddhist Monk,
Combat Vetran, Author, Speaker & founder of the Zaltho
Foundation. He was born in the US and first exposed to violence by
an abusive childhood. At age 18, he volunteered to serve in the
Vietnam War. Through that experience, felt he carried
responsibility for much death & destruction. After his return
to the US, he experienced years of unemployment, social isolation,
violence & addiction. He began to walk a Buddhist path in 1990
leading him to become a Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen
Tradition in August, 1995. Today Claude AnShin speaks publicly
& leads retreats and meetings. He also visits religious &
secular communities all over the world addressing the important
topic: The cultures of violence and how they can become
transformed. Tune in for an insightful & thought-provoking
show.