The Riddle of Fate and Free-Will Solved

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Hare Rama Krishna

 

Dear Nisha,

 

Allow me to jump in!

 

i just tried to answer one question of yours. (In Caps) xcuse me

writing in caps(i am not trying to shout),as writing from the web

formatting is not possible!

 

regards

viswanadham

 

 

, "nisha malik" <nisha1970@h...>

wrote:

> Om Gurave Namah

Om Namah Shivaye

>

>

> Dear Mr Mahendra,

>

> You are completely right this is one of the best articles I have

read on this highly debatable topic so much so it remains saved on my

hard disc.

>

> But it does not put and end to debate and is infact a beginning to

a lot of questions an astrologer (specially a student)encounters.

>

> How does one relate to the present karma a native is doing in this

birth.Can astrology really explain what the individual is doing in

this birth..isn't freewill already defined in the chart ...i.e. the

ability to the right karma and the course to spiritual evolution

already laid down.Then where is free will.

>

 

INDEED A VERY NICE ARTICLE.

IT SAYS THAT KARMA IS A RESULT OF EXCERSISE OF OUR FREE WILL IN OUR

PAST LIFE (s).THE ARTICLE MAKES A FINE DISTINCTION BETWEEN 'VASANAS'

AND 'KARMA'. USING FREE WILL ONE CAN CHANGE 'VASANAS'. SO IF I AM

TELLING LIES, I DO NOT HAVE TO SAY THAT IT IS MY KARMA!

HERE 'EFFORTS'IS THE KEY WORD.

 

WHAT I FEEL NEEDS TO BE DEFINED IS THE WORD 'I', 'MY' etc. THEN we

can understand FREE WILL IS OF who and why WE ARE GETTING BOUNDED BY

KARMA (WHICH IS CREATED BY OUR EXCERCISE OF FREE WILL). If 'i' is our

mind & body, then we are getting bounded.

 

SO IT BECOMES IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE GATI OF OUR ATMA! (AK & ISHTA

COME IN HERE). WHEN YOU USE YOUR FREE WILL (TO CHANGE YOUR 'VASANAS')

TO FOLLOW YOUR ATMA's GATI, THEN YOUR FREE WILL IS TRULY FREED! THIS

LEADS TO MOKSHA. (ALSO READ 'COMING BACK' BY BHAKTI VEDANTA BOOK

TRUST).

 

9TH HOUSE SIGNIFIES, WHY A SAINT IS A SAINT, WHEREAS 5TH HOUSE IS THE

KEY FOR A SINNER - TO KNOW WHAT IS THE FUTURE? (BOTH ARE IN DHARMA

TRIKONA)

 

YES GOD IS EVER SO KIND! EVERY BIT OF ADVANCEMENT TOWARDS

SPIRITUALITY IS ADDED & NOTHING IS SUBTRACTED, TO QUALIFY ONE FOR

ANOTHER HUMAN LIFE, TO MAKE ONE MORE ATTEMPT AT 'MOKSHA', till the

Goal is achieved! HE does not punish anyone, coming back to Bhu loka

is itself a punishment! THEN THERE ARE 800,000+ SPECIES ON THIS

EARTH AND TAKING BIRTH AS ANY ONE OF THEM IS A PUNISHMENT. STARTING

ALL OVER AGAIN!!

 

IS IT NOT TRUE THAT WE SUBTLY WORK TO CREATE ANOTHER BODY FOR OUR

FUTURE LIFE, AND THEN ANOTHER BODY, AND THEN YET ANOTHER BODY... AND

THEN GRIEVE THAT WE ARE BOUNDED BY KARMA. (you can see the free will

working here to bind us!)

 

SO FREE WILL does EXIST, how it works DEPENDS ON, HOW WE DEFINE 'i' &

its goal. Simply put, you want liberation or you want to be bounded

by karma?

 

Unfortunately,liberation in pratical life is less enticing than the

other alternative. This is 'maya'! Yes Astrologers are also within

the boundaries of 'maya'. (We need to think why the qualifications

for an astrologer are so stiff!). i'll stop here.

 

 

> If there is free will(which I personally feel is there)

then...astrology paves the way to eternal bliss

>

> How many times does a practicing astrologer relate this back to the

advise he/she gives on a practical level.Yes there is talk about

remedies prayers devotion to Isht Dev ...but don't most practicising

astrologers neglect good old advise on ethics principal right /wrong

(in essence good and bad karma) which is the sacred thread the

creation is woven from(and in fact the warp and weft of

astrology).Didn't God create this entire cycle for jeev to evolve and

be close with him paramatma and Jyotish the divine science to give an

inkling how to achieve this......

>

> Are not relationships defined by rinbandhans ,aspirations by left

over wishes from last birth ,talents as blessing from the past .A

simple explanation on the same help would help most people .......in

not only coming to terms with circumstances in this life but evolve

as better and happier individuals in future lives and follow this

karmic evolution.

>

> Simply put why run from the lesson one is supposed to learn ,let

life it be your teacher,but no matter what do the right thing don't

fail yr ideals ,put the right effort ..don't give up on people or

relationships ..... be patient .and smile when miracles happen.

>

> Yes they do ...... and that's gods prerogative ..

>

> "Kar Bhala to Ho Bhala"

>

> Regards

> Nisha Malik

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