Buddhist principles of interdependence and non-self applied to decentralized, community-controlled water infrastructure as spiritually aligned governance.
Dipa Ma taught anatta—non-self, radical interdependence—as core truth. Applied to water infrastructure, this suggests that centralized, profit-driven systems violate this fundamental reality; water belongs to all and must be governed collectively. Distributed systems—rainwater harvesting, community wells, watershed councils—align with dharmic principles of interconnection and shared responsibility. Each node in a distributed network mirrors the sangha's collaborative ethos. This framework challenges corporate water monopolies as spiritually and practically unsound, proposing instead models where communities steward their local water sources while respecting larger ecosystems. Drawing on Dipa Ma's practicality, this is not romantic localism but pragmatic recognition that those closest to water know how to sustain it.
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