Free will and god-realization

[Guest guest]

Has anyone wondered what are the effects of god-realization beyond a feeling of peace and contentment?

 

Does one truly become free, and can he truly become the master of his own destiny when he is god-realized?

 

Or are we "free" and "masters" of our own destiny when we live in ignorance, when we have not realized the Self, or Krsna?

 

Is free will all a matter of perception? Or is there any substance behind the idea of free will?

 

When one becomes god-realized, does one lose all sense of morality, all control over his own actions? Is he only a vehicle of God, and thus is his own sense of right and wrong no longer important?

[brajeshwara das 0]

We want to willingly become slaves of the Absolute. So we have some minute free will, but we choose to use that freedom in service. Devotees don't seek liberation but dedication, so the idea of freedom is more freedom from our self-centered and self-serving desires in favor of surrendering ourselves to the desires of the Lord. If the Lord wants us to feel longing and distress because He isn't with us, even peace and contentment may not be ours. It depends on His sweet will.

 

Our own sense of right and wrong is relative and only has real value as it relate to the center. An evil person may not know thay are evil, and think it 'right' to exploit someone else and 'wrong' to serve God.

 

We are eternally free to choose who we serve, but we have to serve someone. Our very nature is that of servants. Being God-conscious means we choose to serve God. At least that is my understanding.