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Bhagavad Gita 3.21
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः। स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते॥
yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ | sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate ||
“Whatever a great person does, others will do; whatever standard they set, the world follows.”- leadership
- responsibility
- example
- influence
What this verse is about
This verse speaks to how others come to live by what we live by, what belongs to us and no one else, and the influence we have just by how we act.
✦ Contemplation
Someone is watching how you live today, a child, a friend, a future version of you. Live as if they are.
✦ A small practice
In one conversation today, act the way you'd want someone you love to act.
Chapter 3
The Yoga of ActionKarma Yoga
Why one cannot simply opt out of action, and how to act in the world without being bound by what one does.
Sit with this verse a little longer.
Ask Dharma how this verse might land in your own life, and receive a calm, verse-grounded reflection.
Ask Dharma about 3.21