Just One Question | Thích Nhất Hạnh: What Is the Root Cause of Our Social Problems?
6/18/202613 min
In this clip from Insights at the Edge, Tami asks Thích Nhất Hạnh — revered Zen master, founder of Plum Village, and father of modern mindfulness — what lies beneath all of the world's suffering. His answer is both radical and surprisingly intimate: the root of social change is inner awakening, and it begins with you, right now. Recorded more than two decades ago; somehow more urgent today.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Chris Rock· Host0:02
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Just One Question from Insights at the Edge. I'm Chris Rock.
Mallory Corbin· Host0:12
And I'm Mallory Corbin. We're producers at the Sounds True Podcast Network. We work with Tami on Insights at the Edge to bring you transformational ideas from wisdom teachers around the world.
Chris Rock· Host0:22
And every week on this show, we pull out some of the most inspiring, most transformational ideas from those hundreds of conversations, and we bring them to you in the form of one question and one answer.
Mallory Corbin· Host0:32
Thus the name Just One Question.
Chris Rock· Host0:34
We hope you enjoy. This week, we're going to hear a question Tami asked Thich Nhat Hanh more than two decades ago, but I think it's gonna feel pretty relevant right now.
Mallory Corbin· Host0:47
I was eight years old.
Chris Rock· Host0:48
You were, you were probably younger, actually.
Mallory Corbin· Host0:50
[laughs] Gosh.
Chris Rock· Host0:51
Thich Nhat Hanh was a global spiritual leader. He founded Plum Village. He's considered the father of mindfulness, and he was a major influence on Western Buddhism practices. He passed away in 2022. In this recording, it paints a kind of picture. Tami sat with him underneath this big willow tree, and you can actually hear the wind blowing, and you can picture them sitting together, and she asks him this. She asked him about the root causes of the world's social problems.
Mallory Corbin· Host1:20
This is Just One Question with Thich Nhat Hanh.
Chris Rock· Host1:24
Stay with us.
Speaker 11:25
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