On Mar 9, 10:13 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > There is only one ' will ' and that is of the Creator , what we are > all doing is following that ' will '. God has made Nature in such a > subtle way that there appear to be so many free individualities but in > reality Freedom is just an ' illusion '.
RP, I understand your statement. But how do you understand the distinction between the eternal divine spirit (atman) which is one with eternal truth and therefore, of course, a pure expression of "God's will" and the other "self" which we all experience as ourself and which is our active agent in this world of illusion. So let us grant that this world is an illusion and our perceived self is an illusion. So it doesn't matter if freedom is an illusion - everything is an illusion so in this context our illusory self in this illusory world we still have illusory freedom of choice!! We don't live in the consciousness of the absolute unlimited Reality. We live in this world - unless some of us have attained realization!! So we're all playing roles. But they are not roles set by God. They are roles that are the result of our past choices, actions, and connections. We've created these roles for ourselves; and we can choose to change those roles. Yes, they are all role-playing, all illusion compared to the ultimate Reality. But that's where we all are right now. This is the only reality we are able to experience right now - unless, as I said, some one of us is Realized already!
