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**HQTheodore** · 06-13-2011, 11:34 PM

Can anyone explain in fairly simple terms what ‘Interbeing’ means in Buddhism?

I’ve been reading about the ‘Six Elements’ practice in Vipassana meditation. I understand that this is about reflecting on how the physical properties of our bodies are made up of the same elements that are found in the outer world, and how on death when our bodies break up, these elements return to the earth - to be recycled as it were. Is this what ’interbeing’ means?

06-13-2011, 11:34 PM	#1
HQTheodore Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 501 Senior Member	What does the concept of ‘Interbeing’ mean? Can anyone explain in fairly simple terms what ‘Interbeing’ means in Buddhism? I’ve been reading about the ‘Six Elements’ practice in Vipassana meditation. I understand that this is about reflecting on how the physical properties of our bodies are made up of the same elements that are found in the outer world, and how on death when our bodies break up, these elements return to the earth - to be recycled as it were. Is this what ’interbeing’ means?
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