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  • Do not avoid contact with suffering or close your eyes before suffering. Do not lose awareness of the existence of suffering in the life of the world. Find ways to be with those who are suffering by all means, including personal contact and visits, images, sounds. By such means, awaken yourself and others to the reality of suffering in the world.

    "Interbeing with Thich Nhat Hanh: An Interview". Interview with Helen Tworkov, tricycle.org. Summer 1995.