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Interbeing

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Interbeing

Interêtre (verb)- French

“Emptiness does not mean nothingness. Saying that we are empty does not mean that we do not exist. No matter if something is full or empty, that thing clearly needs to be there in the first place. When we say a cup is empty, the cup must be there in order to be empty. When we say that we are empty, it means that we must be there in order to be empty of a permanent, separate self. About thirty years ago I was looking for an English word to describe our deep interconnection with everything else. I liked the word “togetherness,” but I finally came up with the word “interbeing.” The verb “to be” can be misleading, because we cannot be by ourselves, alone. “To be” is always to “inter-be.” If we combine the prefix “inter” with the verb “to be,” we have a new verb, “inter-be.” To inter-be and the action of interbeing reflects reality more accurately. We inter-are with one another and with all life.” -Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

What does it mean to apply the concept of interbeing to our wellness? How does this concept, which exists in so many languages outside of English, shape a relational conceptualization of wellbeing?

Related Practices:

Related to Building Ropes, Ways of Knowing, Reflective Listening, Strengthen Empathy, Build Multi-Cultural Communities, Understand the Realness of Others, Tracking as a Governing Metaphor, Observe Closely

Who taught us this?

We learned this from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Who taught us this?

We learned this from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Photography: Stein Egil Liland | Licensed from Pexels.com, used with permission.

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