Camilla E., a very worthy participant of this Group did put up a question quite some time back. I attempted to answer her excellent question as best as I could, then.

I find the question of great value, as well as a very thought provoking question, which we would attempt once again, to answer more satisfactorily. I am positive that many of the present participants do have the knowledge and experience to present an answer.

Would you please attempt to answer.

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Dear Rosie,

Your reply is truly rewarding to this Group.

Thank you for your brilliant answer! And also for updating us with bio-technical information, alongwith your answer. In other words, Nature plays a substantial part in shaping individual Destiny. Can we state, or say

'Destiny is governed by the Divine Will, and Act of Nature, or could one say, 'Will of God, implied through Nature working and expressing itself.'

Human 'freedom' would then be in cultivating right understanding through learning, and making right choices, depending on moral training, in sight of Wisdom, which is always present, and also being in the company of right friends. The primary reality/truth of being lies within each one of us.

Dear Angela,

We welcome you here, in this Group. We are confident that your participation will benefit us substantially.

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In this thread, Absolute seems to apply. However, only you would be able to advise. To elaborate this,

Absolute is the all-inclusive. The Absolute is described as 'full both of light and not-light', of both the beautiful and ugly, of good and bad, of both the near and the far off, the this and that. Both Negative and positive characterisations are given to affirm the positivity of being.

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Hi! Rajan...

Thanks for inviting me to this group. Look like an intersting group to join. Do have a great day and peace be with you...

Liyana

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Namaste to you.

I acknowledge and bow to the Inner Being in you.

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Thank you for being here, and participating. This Group grows in wealth with your participation, and you do have a very keen mind, as well as Wisdom.

Your example of the car 'hit' depending on the direction one turns, is interesting. I would only add

Often, our actions are reactions to our senses or are 'reflexes', and involuntary. Consciously, we do not put thought to every action in our daily lives, for that would seem to be too tiring or cumbursome. We only seem to put thought to exercise our choice when making certain decisions, depending on how important they are to the individual. What seems important to one individual may be judged un-important by another. Small acts of kindness may be important to one individual, but unimportant to another. Then, there is also the fact that we are constantly in a 'rush' to do things. We need to slow down a bit, I think. Quick actions are generally devoid of thought and therefore not making a choice, such as turning 'left' or 'right'. Accidents are often the result of 'thoughtlessness'. In the larger context, the resultant or Destiny does become the 'picture'. 'Not exercising one's mind to make a choice' is a choice itself, I think.

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I am adding the following, as reply, to your second question, about 'choice' of birth, family, I quote from the Upanisads

"Having attained to the world of the righteous and dwelt there for many years, the man who has fallen away from yoga is again born in the house of such as are pure and prosperous.

Or he may be born in the family of yogins (those with higher Spiritual Consciousness) who are endowed with wisdom. For such a birth as this is more difficult to obtain in the world.

There he regains the (mental) impressions (of union with the Divine) which he had developed in his previous life and with this (as the starting point) he strives again for perfection, O Joy of the Kurus (Arjuna)."

Progress on the path to perfection is very slow, and one would have to tread through many lives. The qualities we acquire/cultivate during our present life do not perish at death. They become the starting points for later development. No man of honest life can ever come to grief. In our present life, we must not despair for even failure here, is success, and no sincere effort goes without its reward.

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I will meditate on your very wise answers, sometimes only a word can open a door away from ignorance and I need to open many!!

blessings from Ruth

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Dear Rajan

Thanks for the invitation to this group, which seems very interesting to me.

I look forward to learn from you all...

Loving thoughts Signe

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Thank you for being here. I do know that you are wonderful and worthy friends.

True friends such as all those in this thread and other threads do contribute to individual Destiny. Friends who share their knowledge and Wisdom are, without a doubt, an important factor! We are what we think, and consquently, we act in accordance to our thoughts.

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