Depth-psychology Quote by James Hollis

We best serve intimate relationship by becoming sufficiently developed in ourselves that we do not need to feed off others.

— James Hollis

“we are reminded more than ever that we are not independent. We are interdependent. We rely on one another for the fulfillment of our…

— Matthew Kelly

“All of our relationships are based on self-interest, discrimination and a perverse need for gain.”

— Bryant McGill

“One comes in the end to realize that there is no permanent pure-relationship and there should not be. It is not even something to…

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

In the practice of exchanging self & other, paradoxes abound.

— Robert Thurman

“One of life’s many paradoxes is that the more we focus on ourselves and our own well-being, to the neglect of our neighbor, the…

— Jonathan Morris

“The little-understood concept of interdependence appears to many to smack of dependence, and therefore, we find people, often for selfish reasons, leaving their marriages,…

— Stephen R. Covey

“Relationships that are merely based on practicality or utility will ultimately make us feel lonely.”

— Tatjana Ostojic

“Whether we fear the existence of boundaries with others or crave more of them, there’s no denying that individuation and separation are inevitable parts…

— Sharon Salzberg

“Interdependence is a far more mature, more advanced concept. If I am physically interdependent, I am self-reliant and capable, but I also realize that…

— Stephen R. Covey

“There can be no independence without a large share of self-dependance, and this virtue cannot be bestowed. It must be developed from within.”

— Frederick Douglass

“Effective interdependence can only be built on a foundation of true independence.”

— Stephen Covey