In order to work with interdependence to bring about change, we must attend to both the inner and outer: both the experiences within us and all the interactions we have with our social or natural environment. Outer interdependence may be more tangible and thus easier to observe, but in actual fact, inner conditions of interdependence admit of a far richer versatility and variety.
17th Karmapa
from the book Interconnected: Embracing Life in Our Global Society
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Further quotes from the book Interconnected:
- Naturalness
- Thinking about the consequences of our collective actions
- Being an interdependent individual
- The workings of interdependence
- 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