M: Like everything mental, the so-called law of causation
contradicts itself. No thing in existence has a particular cause; the entire
universe contributes to the existence of even the smallest thing; nothing could
be as it is without the universe being what it is. When the source and ground
of everything is the only cause of everything, to speak of causality as a
universal law is wrong. The universe is not bound by its content, because its
potentialities are infinite; besides it is a manifestation, or expression of a
principle fundamentally and totally free.
Q: Yes, one can see that ultimately to speak of one thing
being the only cause of another thing is altogether wrong. Yet, in actual life
we invariably initiate action with a view to a result.
M: Yes, there is a lot of such activity going on, because of
ignorance. Would people know that nothing can happen unless the entire universe
makes it happen, they would achieve much more with less expenditure of energy.
Q: If everything is an expression of the totality of causes,
how can we talk of a purposeful action towards an achievement?
M: The very urge to achieve is also an expression of the
total universe. It merely shows that the energy potential has risen at a
particular point. It is the illusion of time that makes you talk of causality.
When the past and the future are seen in the timeless now, as parts of a common
pattern, the idea of cause-effect loses its validity and creative freedom takes
its place.
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