Misc questions

November 7, 2004

Namaskar, I apologize if I am asking a very basic question. I think I have heard

in more than one chapter of Gita that man is not the doer of action but

things/actions are taking place naturally. What exactly does it mean ? Is this

material world outside the realm of the infinite ? Cannot be. Is everything

taking place as per past actions ? Who/what controls that ? Who is keeping track

of my past actions or how is it that I can continue to suffer for my misdeeds

even after my rebirth ? Sometimes, we hear stories about a person supposed to go

on a certain flight but for some totally unforeseen reason, he missed the flight

and then the flight crashed and everybody died. Or maybe there were some who

failed to show up for work on Sept 11 at WTC. How does all this happen ?

thanks,

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November 12, 2004

I am a beginner in advaita, but I'd like to try to answer your

questions anyways.

Our individual minds can't see the whole life-development of the

cosmos from a divine perspective. We can only see one stage, and thus

can't make sense of the whole without a vision from beyond the

rational.

Don't try to make sense of the meaning of every event in other

people's lives. It's impossible for the individual human being.

Meditate on what September 11th (or any event) meant for you, for your

journey towards transcendence. If everyone does that, the event will

have had many positive effects. Have faith that even the most bizarre,

painful events make sense in Brahman.

I actually do have a friend who was a security guard at the WTC and

didn't go to work that day. Amazing.

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> Namaskar, I apologize if I am asking a very basic question. I think I have

heard in more than one chapter of Gita that man is not the doer of action but