What Basic Knowledge Should We Start With about Our World?

We should start with the knowledge that our world is integral, that humanity is an integral group, and whether we are in our families, friend circles, classrooms, workplaces or any other grouping of people we might find ourselves among in society — all the way up to the eight billion people on the planet — all should be integral.

What is an integral group? It is equality between the whole and its parts, the collective and the individual, with relations that are positive, supportive, encouraging and caring.

Integrality, the complete interconnectedness and interdependence of a system’s parts, is nature’s overriding law. The more we learn to adapt ourselves to this law, the more harmonious, peaceful and fulfilling our lives will become.