5 levels of cause and effect

The five levels of cause and effect:

1. Non-living matter (physical world)

2. Seed (biological world)

3. Mind (psychological)

4. Kamma

5. Dhamma

(Note that kamma is only one of the levels of cause and effect and does not explain everything.)

References

• The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
• http://www.thedhamma.com/