When we recognize that we are the product of countless factors that we don’t normally identify with, we don’t need to take our “personal failings” so personally. When we acknowledge the intricate web of causes and conditions in which we are all imbedded, we can be less judgmental of ourselves and others. A deep understanding of interbeing allows us to have compassion for the fact that we’re doing the best we can given the hand life has dealt us.
