Interconnected
Interconnected
Embracing Life in Our Global Society
Interconnected: Embracing Life in Our Global Society identifies a major paradigm shift taking place in the world today– away from seeing ourselves as self-contained communities and independent individuals toward acknowledging that we are interconnected within a shared world. Although global economic integration and information technology are making our interdependence increasingly direct and undeniable, the world is hardly united in embracing this fact. Within this historical moment, the Karmapa argues that we must move not backward, but forward in this paradigm shift—not retreating behind walls but joining together in collective action to build a global society that acknowledges and draws on our fundamental connectedness.
In Interconnected, the Karmapa shows that the crucial next step is to move beyond theoretical understanding of our interconnectedness, to begin to actually feeling connected. The Karmapa urges us to move our understanding of interdependence from our head to our hearts and out to our hands. The book is structured in three parts—Seeing the Connection, Feeling the Connection and Living the Connection. Themes also explored in this book include the way electronic connectivity is transforming the way we relate, loneliness, consumer culture, animal protection and environmental sustainability.
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