Our inner world is the pivotal domain for bringing about real change in the world that we all share. Neither social nor environmental justice is possible without significant changes in our attitudes and the intentional behavior they give rise to. The transformation of our social and material world must begin within us.
17th Karmapa
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Further quotes from the book Interconnected :
- The ability to experience genuine closeness
- Becoming stuck in a quagmire of self-obsession
- Inner freedom is key
- 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
- A greater sense of possibility
- Concealing our weaknesses
- A Vast and Complex Web of Causality
- The impulse to connect
- Cultivating a spirit of generosity
- Interdependent individual
- Viewing others through the lens of interdependence
- Experiencing connection rather than isolation
- Discovering new potentials
- Recollecting kindness
- Focusing on our inner interdependence
- A genuine sense of affection