Living our way into the life of the whole

English translation: changing our lifestyle to better engage with the universe and with ourselves as inseparable from it

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English term or phrase:	living our way into the life of the whole
Selected answer:	changing our lifestyle to better engage with the universe and with ourselves as inseparable from it
Entered by:	Lisa Jane

16:46 Apr 17, 2023

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Book on intraconnection

English term or phrase: Living our way into the life of the whole

Dear colleagues,
I’m not sure about the meaning of the sentence “Living our way into the life of the whole” in the passage below.
Maybe something along these lines “choosing an existential path that leads us to live as a totality”?
Thank you so much for your help!
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Instead of isolated competitive actors in a game of winner takes all, consider how we might see the world as a web of mutual beneficence and sing the song of life into this collaborative belonging as an intraconnected whole.
*** Living our way into the life of the whole *** makes the term “greater good” come alive as a win-win-win way of being: Individually we will thrive with such belonging; the community will benefit from the altruism and care that arise; and our home, Mother Earth, will breathe a regenerative sigh of relief as we come to our senses and recognize - remind our conscious minds - of the reality of our intraconnected nature.

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changing our lifestyle to better engage with the universe and with ourselves as inseparable from it

Explanation:
The key idea expressed is to recognize that we are not separate beings and to do something about it.
All we are is due to all there is and all there is is due to all we are.
Living our way into the whole means to live life accordingly, with this awareness so that our flourishing is not 'ours' but that of the whole universe.(what goes around comes around)

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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 12:00

Grading comment

Thank you so much, Lisa Jane! Many thanks also to all other colleagues!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +3

becoming a part of the wider whole

philgoddard

4 +1

living wholesomely and connectedly

AllegroTrans

4 +1

changing our lifestyle to better engage with the universe and with ourselves as inseparable from it

Lisa Jane

Summary of reference entries provided

Helena Chavarria

Discussion entries: 3

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

living our way into the life of the whole becoming a part of the wider whole

Explanation:
Instead of just looking after number 1.

The whole text is a bit weird and difficult to understand, but I'm pretty sure this is what your phrase means.

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Note added at 6 mins (2023-04-17 16:52:47 GMT)
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"Whole" being the rest of humanity and the universe.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 123

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you so much, Phil, for your help!

Asker: I was thinking that maybe "living our way" may also mean: participating in the process of becoming a part of the wider whole according to his/her own abilities"

53 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

living our way into the life of the whole living wholesomely and connectedly

Explanation:
It's a strange phrase which on its own doesn't convey very much
It's better explained by the text that follows

Some googling will give further ideas, for example:

The secret to a happy home life: wholesome living for ...
Zella Life
https://www.zellalife.com › blog › the-secret-to-a-hap...
28 Feb 2023 — Wholesome living involves making positive and healthy choices in areas such as nutrition, exercise, relationships, personal growth, and leisure ...

eek of Living Connectedly Field Report: Day 1
- LifeEdited
https://lifeedited.com › week-of-living-connectedly-fie...
22 May 2014 — Design your life to include more money, health and happiness with less stuff, ... Week of Living Connectedly Field Report: Day 1.

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Note added at 1 hr (2023-04-17 17:50:51 GMT)
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Both a personal and general meditation on identity and belonging, Daniel J. Siegel’s book combines personal reflections with scientific discussions of how the mind, brain and our relationships shape who we are. Weaving the internal and external, the subjective and objective, IntraConnected reveals how our culture may give us a message of separation as a solo, isolated self, but a wider perspective unveils that who we are may be something more―broader than the brain, bigger even than the body―and fundamental to social systems and the natural world.

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you so much, AllegroTrans, for your contribution! Very briefly, the message is that our identity is not confined only to our body: we are interconnected with all other living beings, and we are also "intraconnected" from within, from the perspective of the whole; each of us maintains his own individuality and unique history, but is also intimately connected with other living beings and with nature, in the sense that we are "all one" with one another... It's a bit difficult to explain... the author uses a sort of equation: me + we = mwe (mwe is the whole)

3 days 23 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

changing our lifestyle to better engage with the universe and with ourselves as inseparable from it

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 12:00
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thank you so much, Lisa Jane! Many thanks also to all other colleagues!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you so much, Lisa Jane, for your valuable contribution!

Reference comments

12 mins peer agreement (net): +1

Reference

Reference information:
What does living the life/living life mean?

It means that person is living very well or living to the fullest.
It means that person is happy and satisfied with what he has now.

https://hinative.com/questions/16328856

I understand it to mean enjoying and fully participating in the process to become a single community.

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Note added at 30 mins (2023-04-17 17:16:31 GMT)
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You could be right. Everybody participates in the process as individuals to become one community.

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Note to reference poster

Asker: thank you so much, Helena, for your contribution!

Asker: Your suggestion has led me to think that perhaps "living our way" might also mean: "participating in our own way" in the sense "according to our capabilities..."

Asker: Many thanks for your feedback, dear Helena!

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