When you practice sitting meditation in the temple and you hear bombs and the cry of victims outside, you have to go out and help. You have to do the kind of work that will bring relief for the people around, because to meditate is to be aware of what is going on in yourself and around you.

Thich Nhat Hanh

source: https://plumvillage.org/thich-nhat-hanh-interviews/interview-for-shambhala-lions-roar-september-2007/


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