Buddha is not the only one who came to the realization of the connectedness of all things. Many sages from all cultures have understood this very important message. One of them was Chief Seattle, an American Indian, who said:
“Man does not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”
EXCERPT from the Buddha article: ...it is not so much what happens to us, but how we respond to what happens that determines whether or not we create suffering -- our own and that of others.
The legend says that as [Buddha] gazed at the morning star, he said, "How marvelous, I, the great earth, and all beings are naturally and simultaneously awakened." This phrase teaches us the great lesson of interdependence, that we are not separate from all that is, but rather we are interconnected, a piece of the grand whole of the universe. And at the same time, this very piece, this "I" sitting here is an integral and vital component of the whole. When we take care of this "I", we can take care of the whole universe.
So, even if we cannot devote a week or a full night but are only able to meditate for a few minutes on Bodhi Day, it can be a reminder of the wisdom that is naturally available to us, the wisdom of cultivating our minds and recognizing our relation to the whole.
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