Scientists probe to discover still more abstract patterns in the universe.
We might also concede that karma or kamma , the law of cause and effect, fuelled by our actions of body, speech and mind, is equally timeless and real when applied to human behaviour. We may accept these propositions at the emotional, devotional or intellectual level because they accord with our pre-existing view of the world. This is of limited practical use, however, because it cannot free us from the hatred, fear, anger, passion and other impurities stored in the depths of the mind, which continually overpower us in everyday life. Some way of obtaining direct access to Dharma, the law working within and without us, is required. For liberation, for lasting happiness, we need to develop wisdom based on personal experience of our own internal reality.