Can we control our destiny?

[Guest guest]

Destiny<br><br>Destiny is that part of our life

when we have no control over life situations and

willful action is that portion of our life that we have

control over. <br><br>For example <br><br>Destined Action

– I parked my car in the car park and picked up a

parking ticket. In the evening when I returned from

office I saw that my car is in bad condition as if some

other person while parking dashed my car. But now I

don’t have anybody in sight to know who was the

culprit. Here we see that although we have taken great

care but we had no control over this event.

<br><br>Willful Action – I parked my car on the roadside and did

not bother to take a ticket. In the evening when I

returned I saw that the traffic cop has put the fine bill

on my car window and in addition to that my car has

suffered a damaged too. Here we see that such situation

would have been avoided but called upon

willfully.<br><br>Many events in our lives are destined beginning with

the family that we are born into, that we have no

control over. We are born into families where we have the

highest give and take account to settle with each of the

members. All destined events are the results of sins and

merits acquired in past births. So when an event is

destined, be it an accident, a serious illness or

treacherous relation there is simply no escape. What is

written simply has to happen. <br><br>But good news is

that there is one way out and that is when we use our

willful action to do spiritual practice (sadhana). This

is the only time the impact of destiny can be

greatly minimized. <br><br>Once my friend had a very bad

relationship with her in-laws and husband. Every day she was

suffering on account of injustice made by them. But when

she started undertaking spiritual practice to her

surprise slowly her relation improved and now the entire

family is on the path of spirituality and

happy.<br><br>So you see now how spirituality can protect us from

being bully bounced by destiny.<br><br>If we have mild

destiny – we need to do moderate spiritual

practice.<br>If we have moderate destiny – we need to do intense

spiritual practice.<br>If we have severe destiny - only the

Grace of a Guru can save us. <br><br>With

love<br>Sanatan <br>glenn-sampada

[Guest guest]

I believe controling your destiny is very much

related with understanding that life is our field of

experiencing and nothing is bad but they are to help us

understand what is good. God sends us angels in the shape of

trouble makers sometimes:)<br><br>look at love<br>how it

tangles<br>with the one fallen in love<br><br>look at

spirit<br>how it fuses with earth<br>giving it new

life<br><br>why are you so busy<br>with this or that or good or

bad<br>pay attention to how things blend<br><br>why talk

about all<br>the known and the unknown<br>see how the

unknown merges into the known<br><br>why think

seperately<br>of this life and the next<br>when one is born from

the last<br><br>look at your heart and tongue<br>one

feels but deaf and dumb<br>the other speaks in words

and signs<br><br>look at water and fire<br>earth and

wind<br>enemies and friends all at once<br><br>the wolf and the

lamb<br>the lion and the deer<br>far away yet

together<br><br>look at the unity of this<br>spring and

winter<br>manifested in the equinox<br><br>you too must mingle my

friends<br>since the earth and the sky<br>are mingled just for you

and me<br><br>be like sugarcane<br>sweet yet

silent<br>don't get mixed up with bitter words<br><br>my beloved

grows<br>right out of my own heart<br>how much more union can

there be