The Riddle of Fate and Freewill

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Ram Chandran wrote:
> Re: The Riddle of Fate and Free-will
>
>         Yesterday, I saw this beautiful statement on a bulletin board:
> " Every morning in Africa a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run
> faster than the fastest Lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion
> wakes up, it knows that it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will
> starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle;
> when the sun comes up you had better be running!!!" The Upanishads has a
> quotation in a condensed form: "Life is a bridge; enjoy while crossing
> but don't build a castle on it!"  The riddle of fate and freewill will
> begin immediately when mind starts building the castle! As long as the
> illusionary castle stays in the mind, the riddle of fate and freewill
> will continue to exist. If and when we realize the full Truth of Life,
> identity and consequently fate and freewill will disappear.
>         According to oxford dictionary, the word "contemplation" means a long
> and thoughtful observation.  We can see why Ramana Maharishi never gave
> verbal replies to questions that required contemplation! The great sages
> have understood that a moment of silence is more than million words.
> They have also understood that no satisfactory answers can ever be found
> from outside sources.
>

The thrust of this post is itself the import and essence of
Siva, Destroyer of Illusions past present future.

OM nama nithyamownananda shivaye!

dhanyavaada.  namaskaaram.

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