We are because of our world and cosmos..

In the Ch. 10 of Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says everything in this cosmos – all gross , subtle and causal creations, are from HIM only.  It not only includes the physical appearances, it also includes the mental and intellectual thoughts, behaviors, attitudes, patterns etc. expressed by individuals.   When a delicious food is made and kept hot and ready, the nice smell that comes out of it is because of the food and what goes in it.  If the food is not there or made in a different way, that smell also changes.  In the same way, the behaviors expressed by all living organisms in this planet arises because of the nature of that creation and belong to it. The ultimate creator has the ownership for all that is created and whatever comes out of it.

Extrapolating the same thought,  Sw. Chinmayananda emphasizes that we are not ‘entities’  separate and independent from our environment, the planet or even the universe.  We are all part of it and because of it.  Swamiji makes a wonderful declaration that ‘We do not come into this world (from somewhere outside); we come out of it (is part of it).   Just as a baby comes out of a mother and is a part of the mother, we all are made of this cosmos who is the ultimate mother of all.   It is our moral dharma (responsibility, duty) to keep this planet well and healthy as well as respect the nature of this planet and the cosmos as a whole.  Hari Om.