What Is Interbeing?

The concept of interbeing, introduced by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, reminds us that we cannot exist alone. Every being, every system, every ecosystem depends on relationships. To “inter-be” means to thrive in connection—with nature, with community, and with spirit.

This idea challenges the Western myth of rugged individualism. While capitalism teaches us to compete and isolate, interbeing offers a path back to community, collaboration, and shared flourishing.

Why Interbeing Is Radical Right Now

We’re living through collapse. Corporate ladders, government safety nets, even community infrastructure—it’s all unraveling. And the ones profiting from our burnout? They’d prefer we keep scrolling, shopping, and competing.

But interbeing says: No. We belong to each other. We build with each other.

It calls us to:

Stop competing for crumbs and start collaborating for abundance
Build businesses that don’t extract from us or our communities
Share power instead of replicating patriarchal hierarchies

Interbeing in Business: A Middle Finger to the Old Rules

When we run our businesses through the lens of interbeing, we dismantle the extractive playbook:

From competition → to collaboration (community over hierarchy)
From extraction → to reciprocity (business that gives back as much as it takes)
From isolation → to connection (we rise by lifting each other)

This is how we stop replicating corporate culture in miniature. You don’t need to build their empire. Build yours—rooted in care, sovereignty, and connection.

Healing the Sister Wound

Patriarchy has kept women divided on purpose. That inner voice that says “I don’t belong,” “I’m not enough,” or “she’s competition”? That’s not truth—it’s programming.

Interbeing helps us dismantle it. When we share stories and sit in circle, we see how deeply connected we actually are. Belonging is the medicine. Interbeing is the practice.

Breakdown Before Breakthrough

Yes, the system is crumbling. And it should. That breakdown is making space for a different future—one where women, communities, and ecosystems thrive instead of being drained dry.

If you feel restless, angry, or like the world was meant to be more beautiful than endless hustle: trust that. That’s your interbeing soul calling bullshit on the old way.

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