“As a bee gathering nectar does not harm of disturb the color and fragrance of the flower, so do the wise move through the world.”
- Dhammapada; Flowers, v. 49
“The world grows smaller and smaller, more and more interdependent…today more than ever before life must be characterized by a sense of Universal Responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.”
- His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama
Buddhism teaches that the idea of separateness is an illusion.
The health of the whole is inseparably linked to the health of the parts, and the health of the parts is inseparably linked to the health of the whole.
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