The Nature of Interdependency

When we look at our internal experiences, the past is no longer there and the future has not yet come.  There is only the present.  The principle of interdependent origination in relation to cause and effect states that nothing can come about without the corresponding causes and conditions.  The very cause which brings about the effects must itself have a cause.  For a positive outcome, one needs to appreciate the interconnectedness of all events and phenomena.

Reference~The Essential Dalai Lama