"Understanding unity helps to solve humanity's biggest challenges. There is no such thing as an isolated problem. By injuring any part of the world's system, you injure yourself. There is no such thing as a win/lose situation. Think of life on this planet in terms of systems and not detached elements. Broaden your field of vision and assimilate the knowledge you have. See that the environment does not belong to any single country to exploit and then disregard. You cannot afford to think of your relationship with the earth as a one-night stand. There's no such thing as a free glass of milk. It's time to buy the cow.
"When you understand unity, you will see that disease and starvation in other parts of the world affect you. Even if you don't mind seeing other people suffer, you will mind when their desperation becomes so great that they take their suffering to your doorstep and make it your own. Understanding unity cures this myopia. You will recognize that when two parts of the same system clash, that system will not perform optimally — and ultimately that system could fail. When you see all life as an extension of your own, you have realized the perfection of unity.
"Living with the perfection of unity is recognizing that where there is a sacred spring in the desert, you are the desert and you are the spring. When you see that you are a sacred spring and the crowds gather to bow down before it, you are those worshipers. When those worshipers construct barriers to keep themselves from the spring, you are those barriers. And when a nomad returns from a long absence and walks beyond those barriers to drink freely from the spring, you are that man."
