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

from the book Interconnected: Embracing Life in Our Global Society

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Further quotes from the book Interconnected:

• You exist in connection with others
• The ability to experience genuine closeness
• Dismantling the walls that separate us
• Individualism or interdependence
• Self-reliance
• The air we breathe
• Naturalness
• The deeper common ground all living being share
• Everything and everyone is benefiting you
• The imagination to see the other as free and happy
• Self-reliance
• The interdependence between us and the world
• The impulse to connect
• Cultivating a spirit of generosity
• Interdependent individuals
• A greater sense of possibility
• Inner conditions of interdependence
• Interdependence always works both ways
• Our innate ability to connect with others