Interconnectedness Quotes

"We are part of this universe. We are in this universe. But perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us" "The way we care for the earth is mirrored in the way we care for each other." "We need to strengthen the conviction that we are one single human family." "I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you" "Our consciousness is a part of the whole and by acting compassionately, think about it, we're rooting for the whole " "There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle." "In nature we never see anything isolated but everything in connection with something else" "We cannot live only for ourselves A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men" "We are the universe experiencing itself." "Mercy to animals means mercy to mankind" "Everything touches everything." "There are no little things. Little things are the hinges of the universe" "The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures." "When the body becomes part of a larger, fungible organism" "Everything that surrounds us becomes part of us, collaborators in shaping our lives, invisible vortexes with effects that are internalized and perpetual." "The planetization of consciousness." "I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars." "Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace." "The beauty of the universe consists not only of unity in variety but also of variety in unity." "The internal machinery of life, the chemistry of the parts, is something beautiful. And it turns out that all life is interconnected with all other life"