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:
- The imagination to see the other as free and happy
- The interdependence between us and the world
- Touching the core of our equality
- Freedom
- Opening up to the view of interconnectedness
- Inner freedom is key
- The deeper common ground all living being share
- A Vast and Complex Web of Causality
- Bringing about real change in the world
- Thinking about the consequences of our collective actions
- The power of our senses
- The opportunity to love
- You exist in connection with others
- Focusing on our inner interdependence
- The air we breathe
- Limitless aspirations
- Our intimate dependence on the natural environment
- Webs of interdependence
- The best way to love oneself