Energy & Dependent Phenomenon

Buddhitakso

Energy is the underlying element for all existence and it is dependent on conditional phenomenon.

Energy? What is it about? How does it derived?

What is energy? It is generally described as the ability to cause change or do work. So, we are here talking about some sort of ‘ability’ to cause change or do work. Now, the next question would be, ‘Where on earth the ability does come from?’

For general understanding, conditional phenomenon is a necessary pre-requisite for energy to exist; without it, existence would be impossible. Let us conduct in-depth analysis into conditional phenomenon.

Conditional phenomenon is also known as dependent nature of phenomenon. While emptiness of phenomenon is static, dependent nature of phenomenon is dynamic – but why dynamic instead of static? It is because there is rise or fall event. Why is there rise or fall event? It is because there is balance or imbalance event. Why is there balance or imbalance event? It is because there is becoming event. Why is there becoming event? It is because there is ignorance in the dependent nature of phenomenon.

In other words, when one realises on the emptiness of phenomenon fully, the vicious cycle of dependent nature of phenomenon would come to an end. All things would then become static or frozen indefinitely or permanently.

Once again, energy is the fundamental element for all existence. Even the so-called soul or spirit or ghost is part of energy aggregates as it could positively be detected by the modern day electromagnetic devices.