🌀

“We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. King in his awareness & wisdom, is recognizing the truth of reality, that interdependence is the foundation of life as we know it – all things including people are interrelated, there is no separate “other.” Buddhism is really good at naming this directly & with clarity, but i would also suggest Jesus is saying something at least similar when he says, “Whatever you have done to the least of these you have done unto me.” 

when we create & name a separate “other” it is far easier to assign blame there or scapegoat & even dehumanize. we can dismiss the harm being done as having nothing to do with us. however, this is a short sighted  & self-centered view, that further solidifies the idea of a separate self from the “other”. simply put, it isn’t the truth & isn’t in harmony with the truth of how life is, or how life works, & it creates & supports a container for doing immense harm. we see this currently all over the world, but prominently in Gaza, & in our own streets with the scapegoating of immigrants, the tearing apart of families, & disappearing of people, & in devaluing the worth of others by taking away food assistance & healthcare.

holding a view of separation, that there is some “other” separate from us, we are in danger of becoming indifferent to harm at best, & contributors at worst, but both complicit in harm.

we should practice holding the view that “there is no other” for the benefit of all.

~j

⭕️♥️🙏🏼

#interdependence #nonharming #AllLifeIsSacred #DrKing #MLKjr #JinpaLhaga #JMWart