Answer: In our limited perspective, within a small scope and short timeframe, we see that everything has a beginning and an end. Humans are born, grow up, age, and die. Trees grow tall and eventually wither and die. However, if we expand our view to the infinite, we realize that everything is merely transforming from one state to another. Nothing is truly created, and nothing truly disappears.
Water vapor condenses into clouds, which then precipitates as rain. Rainwater flows into rivers and streams, eventually reaching the sea, and then evaporates back into clouds.
A tree grows from a seed, becomes trunks, branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits, then withers, decays, and turns into nutrients in the soil to nourish other trees.
The entire universe operates in a similar way, with no true beginning or end. It merely changes from one state to another.
In this infinite transformation, the Law of Karma and the will of Divine Beings play significant roles. The universe changes primarily according to the karma of sentient beings, but there is also some intervention from Celestial Beings. This is why when we face difficulties due to past karma, sincere prayers with promises to do good deeds can lead Celestial Beings to intervene in our fate and help us overcome adversity.
For example, if we are suffering from a serious illness with no cure in sight, we might kneel and pray sincerely to the divine, asking for healing and promising to live virtuously and help others in the future. Surprisingly, our health may be improved for reasons unknown.
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