Post by jksivan on Oct 29, 2013 11:13:04 GMT 5.5
MAN'S & GOD'S WILL - J.K. SIVAN
Would it not interest you, to know something about Man’s free will and God’s will ?
God does not want to interfere with man's free will. He adopts an attitude of Udaasina (indifference).
God is an Eye witness, (SAKSHI ) but a silent observer of our own battles of life. He is a witnesses to all the happenings in the world in which He does not get involved. It is only we who create the causes for all that we do, think, tell and feel, and consequently adequately rewarded as ''effects'' on merit.. When you sincerely sek to follow the moral codes of conduct laid down in the Sastras, of course, God is there readily to provide encouragement and incentives for you to progress on spiritual lines.("Prerita" =inducement)
God invests in us, a free will instructing us, to make best use of it, to conduct ourselves as fit human beings. Only when Adharma (evil) increases beyond limits, He himself intervenes as He deems fit, to set things right and put back humans on the right track.
God dispenses his blessings on us, based on our merits. If we are deeply sincere, absolute, unconditional and unflinching, He knows what is ultimately good for us. He answers our prayers. You should feel that you cannot live without loving God. The scriptures teach us "With the development of the notion of Karma, the attainment of the individual Loka was seen to depend on individual moral responsibility. Thus, however complex the system of Lokas may appear to be in Indian cosmology, the conclusion seems to be that man makes his own Loka- either a heaven or hell. Everyone is wholly responsible for his present condition. He creates his own future and gets exactly what he deserves. Souls leave their present bodies and enter the next, selected for it according to its karma phalam, in the process of evolution.
"Every act, every thought is weighed in the invisible but universal balance scales of justice, but here and now and none can escape it. Divine laws cannot be evaded. Sin is not a defiance of God as a denial of soul, not a violation of law as a betrayal of self. We carry with us the whole of our past. It is our indelible record which time cannot blur nor death erase.
God/supreme power is ALWAYS WITHIN the individual, NEVER WITHOUT, and dispenses justice whereby virtue is made to bring its own rewards and vice its own retribution. Justice is here on earth, if only you had the eyes to see!
The interrelationship of "Gods will" and "man's free will" is summed up:
• I may do what I like; but whether I can do at all depends on God's will.
• I may live as I choose ; but whether I live at all depends on God's will.
• I may breath any air pure or polluted; but whether I breath at all is decided by God's will
• I may see hear, smell, feel or taste as I like; but whether I am enabled to see, hear, smell , feel or taste is beyond my control. It is in God's control.
• The 'may' is within my power and free will 'whether I can at all' is in the power and will of God.
• The differences in the creatures are due to their past actions precisely as the seeds in the case of plants. Our actions depend on our 'Vasanas' (result of prior karmas inherited over countless lives).
• God dispenses the seeds precisely as per our Karma. God is indifferent to the fruits of Karma while we are concerned and affected!!!
Here are some beautiful quotes on God which may be impressive
I asked God, " How do I get the best out of life?' God said,'Face your past without regretts. Handle your present with confidence. And prepare for the future without fear!'"
"Without God, our week is:
Mournday,Tearsday, Wasteday, Thirstday, Fightday, Shatterday and Sinday. So, allow Him to be with you every day!"
IF GOD BRINGS YOU TO IT HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT.
God teaches you : Live without pretending. Love without depending. Listen without defending and Speak without offending
God tests you with Two things to define you: Your patience when you have nothing & Your attitude when you have everything.
Finally, one humble suggestion; If you come across such motivating powerful words, copy them and keep before you for frequent reading. Everytime you read them it will enhance your power of thinking. I do it.