His relatives spoke glowingly about their war experiences, talking about it as a great adventure and influencing the young Thomas. In one incident, his mother threw him down a flight of stairs, and in another his father severely beat him. Thomas experienced an abusive childhood his mother physically abused him in his home, and his father was emotionally distant. His grandfather was a World War I veteran and one of his great-grandfathers fought in the Spanish–American War. His father was a teacher and World War II veteran, and his mother worked as a barmaid, waitress, and house cleaner. Thomas was born in November 1947 in Pennsylvania and grew up in the town of Waterford. Talkingsticktv claude anshin thomas a soldier s journey from war to peace.He is the author of At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace (2004) and founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending violence. While walking, Thomas carries no money, and begs for food and shelter in the mendicant monk tradition. Since 1994, Thomas has walked 19,000 miles (31,000 km) on peace pilgrimages throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. Thomas teaches Buddhist meditation practice and dharma to the public through social projects, talks, and retreats.
Thomas was brought to Buddhism by Vietnamese Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, and was ordained in 1995 by Tetsugen Bernard Glassman of the Zen Peacemaker Order. He is an international speaker, teacher and writer, and an advocate of non-violence. Claude Anshin Thomas (born 1947) is an American Zen Buddhist monk and Vietnam War veteran.
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