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:
- Webs of interdependence
- The interdependence between us and the world
- Enthusiastically benefiting whomever we come in contact with
- Self-discipline
- Freedom
- The workings of interdependence
- Individualism or interdependence
- Inner freedom is key
- Touching the core of our equality
- Viewing others through the lens of interdependence
- A Vast and Complex Web of Causality
- Opening up to the view of interconnectedness
- The imagination to see the other as free and happy
- Bringing about real change in the world
- The deeper common ground all living being share
- The power of our senses
- You exist in connection with others
- Thinking about the consequences of our collective actions
- The air we breathe