healing is a form of resistance

“it is a resistance against all kinds of things that are like war.  because living in modern society, one feels that she cannot easily retain integrity, wholeness.  one is robbed permanently of humanness, the capacity of being oneself… so perhaps, first of all, resistance means opposition to being invaded, occupied, assaulted and destroyed by the system.  the purpose of resistance, here, is to seek the healing of yourself in order to be able to see clearly… communities of resistance should be places where people can return to themselves more easily, where the conditions are such that they can heal themselves and recover their wholeness.”   -thich nhat hanh