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Interview with New York Times

Thich Nhat Hanh · September 24, 2001 · New York, United States · Audio Only
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This session took place in New York before Thich Nhat Hanh’s upcoming talk at Riverside Church, following his public talk in Berkeley attended by four thousand and a ceremony to pray for the victims in New York.

  1. What will your talk tomorrow at Riverside Church be, and what is your message there?
  2. What would you say to the people of New York given the recent tragedies here and in Washington?
  3. What do you suggest for an audience still caught up in suffering and mourning?
  4. How can people here handle the destructive, extreme power of anger coming from unknown others?
  5. In addition to your talk, will there be any peace movement or vigils outside of the talks?
  6. During the Vietnam War, when your spiritual son and daughter were murdered in front of their own officers, how did you respond?
  7. Does this terror here make you recall your own suffering during the Vietnam War?
  8. If one acts out of compassion toward those who hate you, what should one do?
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