Monk meditates in Copley Square
International peace activist, author, and Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh meditated in Copley Square Sunday.
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| September 16, 2013
Hanh meditated in front of a crowd of about 2,000.
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| September 16, 2013
When the 86-year-old Hanh was introduced to the audience, he began by saying nothing for 25 minutes.
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| September 16, 2013
Hanh’s appearance in Boston was a major occasion for the local Buddhist community; it is the only New England stop on his US tour.
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| September 16, 2013
Carol Hudgins of Cincinnati, Jim Piermarini Jr. of Amesbury, and Drew Amabile of Cambridge meditated along with Hanh.
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| September 16, 2013
The silence was interrupted only when Hanh would encourage the audience to breathe in and out and meditate on a feeling.
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| September 16, 2013
