Re: Free-will vs Pre-determination (Ramanuja)

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• August 14, 2002


SRI:

  Dear Jayasree,
 
 Your example of the bird trying to escape from a trapped room is good.  Here in poser 1 you have discussed that the free will is guided by the karma.  Relates to the famous saying "vidhi vazhi madi sellum". To me this particular attribute of "free will" relates to the praradhra karma (karma which is already fructified).  It would be good if you could take the discussion on "free will" relating to sanchitham & aagami karma (which arises due to our present act). 
 In other words is there an aspect of free will which is not guided by the karma or by the Will of the Lord?   
adiyen
Lakshmi
>>> jayasartn@yahoo.com 08/14/02 08:52pm >>>
SRIMATHE  RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA.

This passage seems to well substantiate our inference
in poser –1,

THAT IT IS THE KIND OF KARMA ONE HAS TO ENDURE THAT
DECIDES THE ACTION, PROMPTED BY THE SO-CALLED
FREE-WILL AND NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND-  
Established by the example of the bird trapped inside
the room.
Jayasree  sarnathan.

 


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