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In Western culture we are conditioned from an early age to think of ourselves as a separate, individual person, unique and different from the rest. There is, of course, some truth in this, but along with our uniqueness and individuality, comes our total interconnectedness with all beings and everything on this planet. Each time we take a breath, we are sharing that breath with every other life form that breathes! While we are breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide during the day, trees and other plants are breathing in carbon dioxide and breathing out oxygen. It is a beautiful symbiosis, but as long as we take ourselves to be the only ones who are truly relevant, we can disrupt that balance. Having cut down so many trees on this beautiful planet for short term gain, we find ourselves not only losing the majesty and diversity a forest can provide, but eventually in doubt as to whether there will be any air left to breathe. - Ayya Anandabodhi Bhikkhuni
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 23:38:30 +0000

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