Interbeing
interbeing to describe how no thing can exist alone. Every thing lives in relation to all other things.
Toko-pa Turner • Belonging: Remembering Ourselves home
I want to start with a quote from writer, activist, and teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh. In Being Peace, he writes:
“If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in every sheet of paper. Without a cloud, there will be no rain; without rain, the trees cannot grow; and without trees, we cannot make paper. The cloud is essential for
Look deeply at yourself and you see the tree, the cloud, the rose and the squirrel in you.
Thich Nhat Hanh • No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for Life
Right now we are more than just human beings. We are rice plants, tangerines, rivers, and air, because without these things we could not be. When you children look at rice plants, coconuts, tangerines, and water, remember that in this life you depend upon many other beings for your existence. These other beings are part of you. If you can see that,
... See moreThich Nhat Hanh • Old Path White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha
ourselves. In the flower we can see the sun, the compost, and the earth. One thing brings with it all other things. One thing is all things. When we practice looking like this, we will not complain about manas and how it is always causing us to suffer.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Understanding Our Mind: 51 Verses on Buddhist Psychology
perceiving. When you look at a young cornstalk, you no longer see the seed of corn that’s given life to the plant. But looking deeply you can still see the seed of corn in her new form: the cornstalk. This is a deep practice. It’s a door of liberation from fear, craving, and despair.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Answers from the Heart: Practical Responses to Life's Burning Questions
teaching. No one can be by himself or herself alone. We have to inter-be, connected with everyone and everything else.