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Interdependence

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on interdependence. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Chapter 3 • Verse 11 →The Yoga of Action
Devan bhavayatanena te deva bhavayantu vah, parasparam bhavayantah shreyah param avapsyatha

By your sacrifices you shall nourish the gods, and the gods shall nourish you in return. Through this mutual nourishment, you shall attain the supreme good. Life is a sacred cycle of giving and receiving.

  • •Life is sustained by mutual nourishment and giving
  • •The divine and human realms are interdependent
  • •Sacrifice creates a virtuous cycle of prosperity
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Chapter 3 • Verse 14 →The Yoga of Action
Annnad bhavanti bhutani parjanyad anna-sambhavah, yajnad bhavati parjanyo yajnah karma-samudbhavah

Living beings are nourished by food; food is produced by rain; rain comes from sacrifice; and sacrifice is born from prescribed action. Thus the wheel of interdependence is set in motion.

  • •All life is interconnected through a cosmic chain
  • •Human action (karma) participates in sustaining creation
  • •Selfless action maintains the natural and cosmic order
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