Guest guest Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Swami Chinmayananda had said in one of his books that if it has been established that there is rebirth and that the actions of the previous birth have determined the fruits we receive in this birth, then by extending that logic further, we must also add that the actions of this birth will determine the fruits of the next one. His words made sense to me, and perhaps there is predestiny as well as free will existing at the same time. If we accept the above then another thought comes to my mind : if individual lives are themselves made of free will as well as predestiny, then what about the macro scenario? Astrology also says that there are individual charts as well as country charts etc. So there is the micro and macro events happening simultaniously, both of which could be predestined as well as free will !! How do we really know?? When a plane crashes, did every individuals chart predict death by a plane crash along with the country chart also showing the same?? I don't know is life can be put into a box like that. There will always be an element of "not knowing". It is difficult for our finite minds to uncover the infinite. These are my own humble thoughts... Regards, Dimple Meet the all-new My – Try it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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