Free Will
Q17: What is free will and what is its role in human welfare?A: Nobody has free will. For man is subservient to his senses. Even if he wishes otherwise, his eyes will look at the world, ears listen to all sounds, legs will move to places. He is thus reduced to the state of a slave of the senses. Where is the free will?
Added to this, man's behaviour is also fashioned around the acquisitions of previous birth; not only that, the effect of the deeds of his parents too will influence the child born to them. Thus man is subjected to and influenced by diverse forces - the effect of his own deeds, that of his parents and above all the influences of his senses. Then how can free will prevail for man? This faculty is enjoyed by God alone.
(To be continued)
(From the book "Divine Directions" by Prof. K. Anil Kumar)
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