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Summary of Question: | Is There Fate In Sikhism? |
Category: | General Sikhism |
Date Posted: | Tuesday, 12/23/2003 10:08 AM MST |
(REPLY) Sat Nam. Yours is a good question. There is not a simple answer, but rather we have to understand that God created us with free will to make choices within the parameters of the tendencies and attitudes that we brought with us from past lives (the karma that we created through past actions). However, you might say that "where there's Dharma, there's no karma." In other words, Aspiration can save us from many disasters in life. One way of thinking about this is that we each have a "Destiny" to achieve higher consciousness, to experience the God within us (the purpose of life). We can achieve this by consciously striving to live according to God's will. "Fate" is just like being on a speeding locomotive with no brakes, heading for wherever our karma takes us. God's will includes ALL the choices. Please study Japji Sahib to gain an understanding of the Divine wisdom our Guru shared with us. Prayer, meditation, aspiration, chanting God's Name, these are means and methods to "change our fate" and get out of our suffering. SP