Quotes About Interconnectedness

There is just no such thing as "Christian economics," "Muslim economics," or "Hindu economics.

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Humanity must need to continue because humanity is about humans and humans are nothing without humanity."

In order to make most good, least harm choices, and create a humane and sustainable world, we are going to have to become adept at making connections. Single-issue thinking and taking sides when issues are presented to us in simplistic terms will have to give way to far more nuanced research, consideration, and decision making.

Love is the thread with which we connect to the world.

There is no science without spirituality; spirituality has no meaning without science.

This is how it works. Everything is connected. Every choice matters. Every person is vital, and valuable, and worthy of respect.

Of this we can be certain: at no time, in no place, and in no way is anything in the universe separate, independent, or unrelated.

The relational aspect of all things is the music that sets life and the universe dancing.

We are the universe pretending to be individuals.

Each of us is a unique strand in the intricate web of life and here to make a contribution.

At this moment, you are seamlessly flowing with the cosmos. There is no difference between your breathing and the breathing of the rain forest, between your bloodstream and the world's rivers, between your bones and the chalk cliffs of Dover.

We live as ripples of energy in the vast ocean of energy.

Higher purpose: Every cell in your body agrees to work for the welfare of the whole; its individual welfare comes second.

In the vastness of the ocean there is no individual "I" clamoring for attention. There are waves and eddies and tides, but it is all, in the end, ocean. We are all patterns of nonlocality pretending to be people. In the end, it is all spirit.

Selfishness is not an option, even when it comes to a cell's own survival.

We are well on our way to a unified theory of biology that will merge body and environment, brain and mind, genome and microbiome.

There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.

You begin to see yourself not in isolation but as part of the whole. It becomes possible to help others as you would help yourself, not because service and charity make you feel good, but because you recognize that you are the very person you serve.

At the level at which we are one, there are no problems

You want to protect the innocent. Let me tell you, God isn't just in the rabbits. He's also in the foxes. So your little act of kindness deprived God of a meal.

Consciousness is harmonious—every level of Nature is part of the whole. Every thread contributes to the cosmic tapestry.

The whole-system approach isn't just a bright shiny new model to replace the old ones—it comes closer to reality. Nature doesn't recognize human-made categories. Body and mind are one domain, and every organ, tissue, and cell works toward the same goal: sustaining life.

A star needs a star.