Just as equality must ultimately be applied universally, so must our compassion, love, and sense of responsibility. They must continue to expand until we willingly and enthusiastically embrace the opportunity to benefit any being with whom we come into contact.

17th Karmapa

from the book Interconnected: Embracing Life in Our Global Society

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Further quotes from the book Interconnected:

• Our intimate dependence on the natural environment
• Extend yourself and connect
• The opportunity to love
• Noticing the collective effects of our individual actions
• The full vividness of direct contact
• Time to act
• Recollecting kindness
• Outer and inner world
• Interdependent individual
• Freedom
• Knowing more is not a substitute for feeling more
• The best way to love oneself
• Gratitude
• Focusing on our inner interdependence
• A main condition for our selfishness
• Inner freedom is key
• His Loneliness
• Extending gratitude in all directions
• Limitless aspirations