The concept of interdependence may seem jarring when we first apply it to ourselves personally. Sometimes when people first hear the idea that they are interdependent, they think that this somehow negates their individuality. This is far from the case. Our individuality is not threatened by interdependence. On the contrary, it is interdependence that has allowed us to develop the personality traits that define us in unique ways
17th Karmapa
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Further quotes from the book Interconnected :
- Naturalness
- Thinking about the consequences of our collective actions
- The workings of interdependence
- Becoming stuck in a quagmire of self-obsession
- Inner freedom is key
- The ability to experience genuine closeness
- Our innate ability to connect with others
- Enthusiastically benefiting whomever we come in contact with
- Enjoying the goodness of what you are doing
- Interdependence always works both ways
- Concealing our weaknesses
- A Vast and Complex Web of Causality
- A greater sense of possibility
- The impulse to connect
- Cultivating a spirit of generosity
- Interdependent individual
- Viewing others through the lens of interdependence
- Discovering new potentials
- Bringing about real change in the world