Soul of Nonviolence - You Are What You Give
“We know that there is no help for us but from one another, that no hand will save us if we do not reach out our hand. And the hand that you reach out is empty, as mine is. You have nothing. You possess nothing. You own nothing. You are free. All you have is what you are, and what you give.”
In this final podcast for 2021, Veronica explores a quote from Ursula K Le Guin about how all we have is what we are and what we give. This conclusion goes against the tendencies of consumerism that pressure us to own more in an attempt to add more value to our lives.
Veronica discusses how the process finding who we really are frees us from this desire to possess more. We can experience the relief of overcoming that conditioning and the illusion of material importance and get down to what is essential—connecting with and giving to others.