Using the power of my senses which has its own limitations, freedom
of will does not exist. Even as per Bhagavad Gita actions performed by a
living entity are performed by the material modes of nature and the
"Self" does nothing at all, but because the living entity embodied in
this material body is conditioned by these three modes of nature -modes
of goodness,passion and ignorance, he believes himself to be the doer
which actually is not so. Then if this is the law of material world
that every endeavor, every act is the sole responsibility of these
three modes, then a question arises that are we as humans not to be held
responsible for our acts. The laws of material nature still holds us
responsible because of our ignorance about this knowledge and because of
our "false ego" which makes us believe that we are the doer, creator
and hence out of pride we take the credit. Free will cannot exist
because it will give birth to a new concept
- "Practice crime willfully and willfully escape the punishment". This
is not possible. Acts will be performed but the one in knowledge about
the three qualities/modes of human material living entities should
transcend these three modes/qualities and in that position acts
performed have no karmic results..As such there is nothing like free
will and everything seems to be predetermined. As Lord Krishna
says in Bhagavad Gita - "you can perform your activities but you are
not entitled to the fruits of your actions, never consider yourself to
be the cause of the result of your actions and never consider not doing
your prescribed duties". A living entity can definitely try to give its
best in what ever acts he performs but cannot be truly considered to be
the cause of the result because results are as per the "Will of God".
Its as per his directions that sun rises every morning and sets in the
evening. There are innumerable planets and stars in the the never ending space, and since thousands of years this time cycle is moving. We do not yet know the mysteries of this cosmic manisfestation and we talk about free will!
Whatever one thinks within oneself in his own intelligence, that alone is experienced by him. To a suffering person a night is an epoch, and a night of revelry passes like a moment - SAGE VASISHT
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- Desire and Distress.
- My friend the material nature.
- My this temporary body.
- Laws of material nature.
- I prefer to be 'easily contented'.
- Something deep within is always silent.
- True Spiritual position.
- I am beyond time.
- Something that remains permanent and worth yearning for.
- Hold hand of the eternal supersoul
- The Unreal World..
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