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No Cause and Effect

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Updated: Oct 11, 2024

We’re often taught that Life operates in a straightforward way - one thing happens, then another. It’s easy to believe that every event has a cause, and every result can be traced back to something that made it happen. But when we look more deeply, we begin to see that Life doesn’t really work this way.


The idea of cause and effect is just a concept - a way for the mind to make sense of the vast, interconnected flow of Life. But what if there is no cause and effect at all? What if everything is happening all at once, without division, without one thing leading to the next?


Life is One Seamless Movement

We tend to think of Life as a series of events - one thing causes another, and so on. But Life is not a series of separate events. When we look closely, we see that everything is happening together, as one seamless flow. There is no beginning or end, no distinct causes or effects - just Life, continuously unfolding.


Think of it like a river. It doesn’t make sense to say that one drop of water causes another to move. The whole river is moving together, all at once. In the same way, Life is flowing as one interconnected whole, without separate events pushing or pulling each other. Everything is part of the same movement.


The Mind’s Desire for Control

The idea of cause and effect gives us a sense of control. It allows us to believe that we can trace things back, figure out how they work, and maybe even predict what comes next. But this search for control often leads to stress and anxiety. We try to manage Life as if we’re responsible for making things happen in a certain way.


But what if we don’t need to figure it all out? What if everything is already happening perfectly, without us needing to know what causes what? When we let go of the idea of cause and effect, we find a sense of ease. We stop trying to control the flow of Life and begin to trust that Life knows what it’s doing.


Life Happens All at Once

In reality, everything is happening together - thoughts, sensations, emotions, events - all part of the same unfolding. There’s no need to separate these experiences into causes and effects because they’re all happening simultaneously, without one leading to another.


When we drop the mental habit of trying to trace everything back to a cause, we start to experience Life as a single, continuous expression. There’s no beginning or end, just this moment - Life happening right here, right now.


Beyond the Need to Understand

We’ve been conditioned to believe that we need to understand why things happen the way they do. We want to connect the dots, to make sense of our experiences by figuring out what caused what. But in the end, this just adds another layer of complexity.


What if we let go of the need to understand? What if we simply allowed Life to be as it is, without needing to explain it? In that space, we find a natural freedom - a deep trust in the flow of Life, knowing that everything is connected, and nothing needs to be controlled or understood.


Trusting the Flow of Life

When we stop trying to break Life down into causes and effects, we find ourselves resting in the natural flow of Life. There’s nothing to fix or figure out - Life is already happening perfectly, without division.


Just as the river knows how to flow, Life knows how to unfold. We don’t need to trace back each event to its cause or predict what comes next. We can simply rest in the knowing that everything is part of the same movement, interconnected and whole.


Letting Go of Control

The belief in cause and effect often makes us feel responsible for making sure Life unfolds in a certain way. But when we see that everything is happening together, without distinct causes and effects, we realise that there’s nothing to control.


Life doesn’t need us to manage it. It’s already unfolding perfectly. We don’t need to keep track of what’s causing what or how things will turn out. Instead, we can trust that everything is moving as part of one continuous, seamless flow.


Resting in the Seamless Flow

When we let go of the idea of cause and effect, we find that Life feels lighter. There’s no pressure to make sense of it all, no need to control or manage what’s happening. Life is not a series of events - it’s an ongoing, interconnected unfolding, always in motion.


In this understanding, we can rest. There is no separation, no division - just Life expressing itself effortlessly, in every moment.

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About Marcus

Marcus, lives a quiet, reclusive life in the English countryside with his wife, Lisa, their two boys, and two dogs. He enjoys countryside walks with the dogs, writing, giving talks and chatting with people who share an interest in exploring Life as it is free from the interpretations of thought.

 

To seekers he offers this reminder:

"You don’t need to rely on any outside authority, because there’s nothing to fix, nothing to figure out - just stop and notice the effortless unfolding of Life as it is, without relying on the interpretation of thought for the answers.Trust that Life will guide the way - It's got you this far already”

marcusfellowes@gmail.com

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