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

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govt auditor • August 31, 2002 


Om Namo Narayana
I have been away on a holiday and hence my late
response to this discussion. Although I do not have
any reference to texts etc. My understanding of fate
and freewill goes something like this. Karma
determines ones fate and freewill enables one to
choose a course of action among many alternatives. The
best I could think of as an example is that of a cow
tied to the post in a field. Fate is like the string
with which the cow is tied to the post. with freewill
the cow could choose to graze the field upto the
radius of the length of the string. If it chooses to
resign itself to fate and do nothing then it is not
utilizing what is possible given its karma. Please
pardon me if I have offended anybody with this
explanation.
Sounderrajan Ranganathan.


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