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