INTERCONNECTEDNESS

Ji ji muge in Buddhism is defined as the mutual interpenetration of all things and events.  To point out this interconnectedness, however, while all well and good, does not go far enough.  The implication of ji ji muge is that even the smallest and seemingly insignificant act in existence, affects all the rest of existence.  Think of it as an old clock where the slightest movement of even the tiniest wheel moves all the rest of the wheels.  To be aware of this is called mindfulness in Buddhism.