We are drawn to the 'cause and then effect' point of view, as noted in the commentary on chapter 24. This plays a profound, if shadowy, role in daily life so... need I say more? Certainly!

There is nothing wrong with seeing reality with a 'cause and then effect' bias per se. I reckon this bias is instinctive and common to all life forms to some extent, e.g., when a dog steps on a sticker he look for the cause of the pain and removes it if possible. The same goes for the 'sticker' equivalent in a bacterium's life.

Viewed with some impartiality, however, the shape that has no shape looks more like this: every 'effect' is a 'cause'; every 'cause' is an 'effect'. A problem, unique to those who 'think', arises when we cease following the chain of causation and simply settle on some surface 'cause'. In doing so, we paint ourselves into a corner and close the lid on the 'box', thwarting any change to 'think outside the box'. Failing to think outside the box, leads to difficulty. As chapter 71 puts it: 'Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty'.

In a way, the 'causes' we see become self fulfilling prophesies, and we become our own worst enemy. Only by being hesitant, tentative, murky, and thick in our judgements can we ever enter the gateway of the manifold secrets as a daily and natural way of life. Now that certainly sounds easy enough doesn't it?