Wednesday, June 19, 2013

No Single Cause

I find the belief expressed by Nisargadatta Maharaj, that nothing in the created universe has a single cause, that even the smallest event is the result of actions by the whole universe, to be very pleasing.  It is a belief that feels right.  I really like the idea of the universe acting in harmony in order to make things happen.  As an example, he makes the valid point that it would be impossible for a woman to give birth to any individual without the sun and the earth.  I also like the idea that if one can transcend the created universe and become one with the Supreme, that within that space, there is only the absolute with no causal relationships at all.  It all works, nicely.