Now let me share with you what one of the world-renowned scientists of the last century, Albert Einstein, once said about this connectedness stuff: “A human being is a part of the whole [which we call the ‘Universe'], a part limited in time and space. He/she experiences him/herself, his/her thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of his/her consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security".
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