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The contradiction of Free Will

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Dennis wrote:

> Frank's use of the word in a different context made

> me realise yesterday that Free Will is an oxymoron.

> All willing is of the ego and where is the freedom in

> that?

 

That is exactly what Nisargadatta Maharaj said:

 

"In Hinduism, the very idea of free will is

non-existent, so there is no word for it. Will is

commitment, fixation, bondage." (I Am That, page 356)

 

Miguel Angel

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