Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 3: The Path of Action

Bhagavad Gita 3.15

karma brahmodbhavaṃ viddhi brahmākṣarasamudbhavam | tasmātsarvagataṃ brahma nityaṃ yajñe pratiṣṭhitam ||

Know that action arises from Brahman, and Brahman arises from the Imperishable. Therefore the all-pervading Brahman is always established in sacrifice.

Modern context

The chain is traced to its source: action comes from sacred knowledge, and that from the imperishable reality. So the ultimate is present in every act of offering. An act of selfless work is not far from the sacred; it is one of the places where the sacred is found.