Generosity need not be applied only in the material realm. We can also cultivate a spirit of generosity in whatever problem we are working on. We do this by making an offering of ourselves – offering a hand, offering a word, offering heart and mind – as a positive condition in any situation we find ourselves in. This attitude extends our open heart and mind into action and keeps us ready to act to benefit others.
17th Karmapa
from the book Interconnected: Embracing Life in Our Global Society
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Further quotes from the book Interconnected:
- Thinking about the consequences of our collective actions
- Naturalness
- The workings of interdependence
- Being an interdependent individual
- Becoming stuck in a quagmire of self-obsession
- Inner freedom is key
- The ability to experience genuine closeness
- Enthusiastically benefiting whomever we come in contact with
- Our innate ability to connect with others
- Interdependence always works both ways
- Enjoying the goodness of what you are doing
- Concealing our weaknesses
- A Vast and Complex Web of Causality
- A greater sense of possibility
- The impulse to connect
- Viewing others through the lens of interdependence
- Interdependent individual
- Discovering new potentials
- Bringing about real change in the world