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 power of our senses
- The ability to experience genuine closeness
- Dismantling the walls that separate us
- Everything and everyone is benefiting you
- Individualism or interdependence
- You exist in connection with others
- Naturalness
- The deeper common ground all living being share
- Interdependent individuals
- Viewing others through the lens of interdependence
- The air we breathe
- The impulse to connect
- Collective actions and attitudes
- The imagination to see the other as free and happy
- Interdependence always works both ways
- Our innate ability to connect with others
- Thinking about the consequences of our collective actions
- Noticing the collective effects of our individual actions
- A greater sense of possibility