So how does this knowledge of FREE WILL (an exception to the cosmic rule), two level working of these four {CREATION, MAINTENANCE, CONSTANT CHANGE (EVOLUTION) and REJUVENATION (DEATH)} forces in one being (another exception to order of the cosmos), change our perspective into life.
Well, putting it simply it brings to light completely new and revolutionary understanding that is
LIFE, AS IT IS, IS OUR OWN CHOICE.
It is the direct expression of our own FREE WILL. Secondly
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TO GO EITHER WAY EVERY SINGLE MOMENT
Since the mind (the operating system) is in a constant state of flux we need to be aware of what choices (thoughts) we are making every single moment.
Let us proceed step by step dissecting every single concept mentioned above
I. LIFE, AS IT IS, IS OUR OWN CHOICE
Immediately the mind hurls the counter argument of choice of birth against this statement. That is if life were our choice then why someone would be so stupid to choose to take birth in poverty, famine and civil war ridden Somalia. If it were a choice then “I would myself have chosen this”,”I would myself have become that” etc etc..... is what the mind is presently chattering. The theory of KARMA, the concept of life as a continuum and previous births are the ample and available explanations of the above raised doubts but we will not delve into them since all that is not much of direct consequence to us right now and most importantly our aim is to experience a better, more joyful, more successful life NOW rather than engaging ourselves in futile theological and metaphysical discussions about previous births and life after death etc..
So let us see how we have chosen to shape up this life of ours as it is.
Till the age of seven our operating system (mind) is still in its formative state it is just receiving the information from its surroundings and storing it, it is continuously seeking clarification so as to correctly archive each and every bit of information (memory), that is why we see that the children are continuously asking questions much to the peril and sometimes embarrassment of parents. This is a very critical time period, parents must infuse only positive and correct software (information, memory) into their children. For those whose mind is now questioning the concept of choice, since the programming of childhood seems to be a totally choice less event, let us remember that, right from our timing of birth to place, parents and our entire socio-cultural milieu we are born to is our choice (we are unaware of it after birth though) the detailed mechanics of which we have not discussed here in order to save time and quickly jump over to the more pertinent and pressing issues of this (present) life. Therefore, in conclusion we have chosen our parents and our entire socio-cultural milieu in accordance to the life we wanted to live, and hence, they have only loaded the software (MENTAL SETUP) we ourselves wanted to, in order to live and experience this life.
After the age of seven once are operating system (MIND) becomes functional and kicks into action the real fun and the obviously apparent game of choices and their ensuing results follows.
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