Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 know i understand you really of course its comforting may i add please it reminds me on the "mantra" i use so long..... THERE IS ONLY GD AND NOTHING ELSE this calms michael and for michael this is it isnt it the same somehow like I AM WHO I AM in love michael glee_be <glee (AT) citlink (DOT) net> wrote: , michael bindel <michael_bindel> wrote:> Dear Gloria> > forgot to ask you> > > > Ramana has said there is neither free will, nor destiny> > > as far as i know Ramana said > there is no free will> everything is already "programmed" (sr my word) when being conceivedMichael,I was thinking of this rather famous quotation, which is on a book cover maybe, tho I cannot recall which one. It blew me away when I first saw it some years ago. Perhaps someone here knows where it is taken from?There is neither creation nor destruction,Neither destiny nor free-will;Neither path nor achievement;This is the final truth. -Sri Ramana MaharshiHowever, you are correct that are many, many quotations where people are both urged to "do things" as if they had free will to choose, and also passages which urge acceptance of what was meant to be. Perhaps the best approach is to consider the context in which these sayings occur. Rather than say it has to be one way or the other, saying that neither are true presents a paradox which is very much worth contemplation. I find it strangely comforting, just saying it is calming and peaceful.Love,Gloriasnip/join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Make your home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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