Working together with others, individuals begin to contribute their little portion of sanity to the bigger situation. Your contribution must be just a drop of sanity, but if everybody contributes, there will be lots of drops in the ocean. And it helps. From developing personal warmth toward ourselves, we generate warmth and kindness to others in turn.

From “A Mindful Society,” in Mindfulness in Action: Making Friends with Yourself through Meditation and Everyday Awareness, page 159.

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