Fate Free Will
(fate free will - destiny)

If we try to understand the concept of time and karma... all becomes clear! Every soul atman requires a maximum of 8.4 million manifestations before it liberates forever from the cycle of birth and death. And what does this mean for human beings? Unless a human being gains enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha)... no soul atman can ever liberate.

This journey of 8.4 million manifestations is covered in 96.4 million earthly years... a long journey indeed! Compare this to a sojourn of 70 to 80 years in the life of a human being. The total life span of a human being is but a spot on the scale of 96.4 million earthly years. This clearly indicates that in the normal routine... the destiny of a human being is rather fixed!

It gives impetus to the surmise that human beings are fated to live life we are ordained to! What value of one life span in 1.1 million manifestations. As a human being alone we are required to travel 1.1 million manifestations before reaching the stage of enlightenment and finally salvation.

Does this mean the manifest form of a human being is achieved after passing through a chain of 7.3 million manifestations as insect life, plant life and animal life? Yes, the truth is so!

But amongst 6500 million people living on Mother Earth many do not submit to the will of God. They desire expediting their journey on Mother Earth. Does this mean the destiny of a human being is in ones hands? Yes, provided we know the path and take charge of it!

Let me take an example-

If I am born at level 7.423456 then in the normal routine my soul atman would require another 976544 manifestations before my soul atman liberates forever. What if I desire gaining enlightenment and salvation within this life itself? This would require taking a quantum jump of 976544 manifestations... is that possible? Yes, in the spiritual domain... it is permitted!

This is like saying that born in the house of a cobbler if I decide to marry the Princess of the state... yes; it is possible provided I do my karma accordingly. The residual balance of my karma of all the previous lives resulted in my being born in the house of a cobbler. But in the present manifestation by taking the control of my destiny I can definitely marry the Princess.

Giving another example-

Suppose I am born at number 67 (at number 99 one gains enlightenment and at 100 salvation) and to marry the Princess we need number 88. Then I need to perform requisite karma and add 21 points to the present manifestation. Only then there is a possibility of my getting married to the Princess.

Fate simply means life that we are destined to live. It can always be remolded in the present manifestation. Every human being is vested with the power of discrimination... something that separates human beings from animals. It is this power of discrimination exercising which every human being exercises free will.

It does not mean that we are free to do anything. Our free will is governed by the residual balance of karma of the past lives. If we are ill-fated for something bad in life... we can avoid the ill effects by exercising our free will in the present manifestation. And for that we need to perform our karma accordingly. Exercising free will does not mean simply desiring anything! Free will is exercised rather followed by requisite karma.

More Fate Free-Will related links...

Belief Destiny - Belief Fate Destiny - Control of Destiny - Controlling Destiny Fate - Fate and Destiny - Manifest Destiny - Experiencing Bad Luck

A to Z of Fate Free-Will explained in words everyone can easily understand and fathom. More on Pick of Destiny can be found at : http://www.lord-krishna.com/Manifest-Destiny/ ... Neeru J. - 5th June 2010.

Essay by: Kaivalya Jnani ... One who realized self in his life time! Send your query!

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