Week 2, Comments on Causality

Causality seems to me to be like karma. It’s like one of those basic laws of the universe that states because of x then comes y, and x and y can be both very logical and linear but also very illogical and circular. But it is also not the only law or phenomena that exists. There are other things going on that link everything that exists on the most basic of atomic levels, like entanglement and synchronicity, that cause things to happen without any perceivable reason. In the West, we look around and see the causal relationships among things with quite some ease. However, when something does not follow cause-and-effect we either deny its existence or classify it as an exception in an unwillingness to accept the other mysterious ways that are constantly shaping the universe. Yes, causality is real (as is karma) but there are other forces playing with us that do not fit into our rational minds.