- Things exist in relation to environment and other beings. But this does not mean the lack of autonomy as in [[There is no self]] - it just means [[Cause and effect exists but on a much larger scale]] - Because of this, when we are kind or rude to other people, we are doing it to ourselves as well - [[Connection downplays the possibility of cause and effect]] - Reminds me of Christianity golden rule - Reminds me of [[Non-duality]] - Buddhism believes we cannot separate the self from its surroundings - i think its hard to logically imagine how everything is connected but i think everyone should believe that everything is spiritually connected or else we're more independent than collective like you said. it sounds like the stoic ideology of just following the logos and doing the role you were given, and also wu-wei in the sense that you just follow the river without fighting it. ![[The Book by Alan Watts#^qk4kt3]] - [[Agape]] proves our foundational connectedness This is also illustrated with how [[Everything has a throughline]]