Here is the text of this Point to Ponder:

"Again, picture the infinite-dimensional matrix: All the dimensions with different points connecting in an infinite number of ways. So anything which was, is, or will be is connected to anything else. Now, picture a journey from one point to another through an infinite set of junctions. That journey path is a probable parallel reality to any other journey between those points, and is a probable adjunct reality to any other journey involving either of those points. And there are an infinite number of probable realities which also do not involve those points primarily and secondarily. So there are parallel universes which are not about you, but which are as valid as yours. And all of them together make up the whole. Such a mess!

“But just as there is no single way to get from A to B, so, too, for any 2 points. And every path of connection is equally valid, but we may only recognize the most direct or most probable.

“From where you are to Utica, there are many routes--some even by way of Calcutta, but you are unlikely to use that one. Or are you? You drive to Albany, fly to New York, and on to Calcutta, then fly back to DC, take a train upstate to deliver a lecture at Utica College about your trip. So you went from there to Utica by way of Calcutta. Our paths are often like that!

“Understand the connections more than the complexity, and marvel how the more complex reality offers more potential connections.

“The shortest route between 2 places may not be the most meaningful. And in spirituality, efficiency is not a virtue."