Pointers From Ramesh Balsekar - Destiny
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2014
- Gautam Sachdeva takes the seeker through the core concepts of Advaita sage Ramesh Balsekar, as outlined in his first book 'Pointers from Ramesh Balsekar'. Gautam first visited Ramesh in February 2000 and, over a period of nine years, also worked closely with him in the process of publishing some of Ramesh's books.
This series of videos present the essence of Ramesh's teaching, as if he were walking the seeker through it in one of his morning talks.
Gautam Sachdeva speaks and writes on the subject of Advaita (non-duality). He writes with a specific focus on peace of mind in daily living. He spent over nine years in close association with renowned Advaita sage Ramesh Balsekar, assisting him with the editing and publishing of some of his books. Ramesh’s guru was Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, whose famed book I Am That is considered a modern spiritual classic. With the blessings of Ramesh, Gautam went on to write books based on his experience with the teaching. He also shares his experiential understanding of Advaita during talks with groups of like-minded people, with the specific focus of ‘peace of mind in daily living’.
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Dear Gautamji, after listening to you the way I understood is that all our actions are predetermined however the way we react mentally to the results of the actions create karma which becomes or does not become the prarabdha for our next birth. This prarabdha again predetermines your every action and destiny in the next birth.
Am I correct? And is this why Ramana Maharishi says that best course of action is is to remain silent mentally so that no karma get created at all. Kindly please provide your thoughts 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Oh God! The acceptance of this brings immense freedom and joy because finally there is no room to think about this and that should have happened. Then it means everything that happens is right and correct and one can only be at peace and happy with whatever comes ❤
Breathing just happens... Digestion just happens.. Blood supply... Heartbeat...vocal chords everything
If everything is predestined means end of 'doer' i.e. It brings end of 'I' ! Excellent!
I don't know why I feel so much peace when I listen to you.
When I listen i cry
You brought me to a point where there is no regret, no anticipation, but only the present moment. Yes, there is a lot of pain. And i just let myself feel it and cry without really going into what's causing it. Perhaps the way through pain is to just feel it.. just suffer what's there to be suffered.
So much liberation in realising,I am not the doer. I never was.
That One source,which I am,is doer and experiencer.
All burden of personhood just washes away. The fear of future,the responsibilities and all things,just have been(apparently) lifted.
What happens, happens! ❤
Me listening to you and this video was also predetermined.
Of all the Goutam's videos that I've watched.... this is the best Goutam's eyes ( "EYES" ).
I think it's the Content.
Om Sai Ram.
Nice quote In the beginning of Ramana - whatever is destined to happen as per prarabdha karma , will happen no matter what in that Persons life … ..in my old age now , I realize that most of the events in my life were pre destined like, I ended up going and settling in cities I had no plans to visit or settle but my job took me there and despite my best efforts to find jobs elsewhere, I would get job in that city only even when I left that city ….. prarabdha karma and destiny is indeed very powerful
The ends are why the means happened. By God's grace I understood this some 15 years back and the amount of peace and stillness this has given is immeasurable. Certain things become so clear once we understand this
Thanks 🙏🏻
Yes I agree, everything is destined like if people are destined to meet someone n marry them , like they might be born countries apart but if they are destined to meet at a particular location in the world, they will meet via destiny
Thanks for sharing, I needed it.
Yesterday randomly (well now I guess its not that random) I came across Ramesh Balsekar's : What happens after self realisation. And watched it very slowly. Going back to some points. Making my husband watch some points again...the video the began in the morning ended at night. I'm sure people who watch his videos or Ramana Maharishi videos or advaita videos are or were in trouble or pain or whatever it is... that human is most likely trying his/her best to help himself/herself. I've not come across a person that puts in such simple words. I'm short of words after watching that video and this one. Just amazed. Even if Ive understood everything just intellectually. I'm very very grateful. And after sharing it with an uncle of mine, I also realised there are more followers of Ramesh Balsekar in my family than I thought.
Thx, the only thing what prevent us believing in destiny is our ego weakness! In the moment of believe our Ego will let us feel helpless coz it loses control over us.
Very well explained ❤
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Thanks. Because I am always blaming myself for my decisions.
Enjoyed the explanation 🙏🏼 I definitely agree that everything is predetermined.
Grazie 🙏
Extraordinary sharing y
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Thanks for this excellent video.
A breath of fresh air, thank you
great video gautam
Be Blessed ! Salutations from Canada ....
Destiny is the journey ; Destination is Death & God.
Determinism is useful for when we are seeker & when we find what we are seeking for it was predetermined.
Thank you!
I had to watch this. I had to type this. Last week's full moon created a havoc. I can't believe what I am watching and what led me to this. Just very ... (no words)
I'm still on 9.45 (time) still have a few minutes to complete this video.
Thanks. Nice teaching, but I have a doubt. What if it's not even the other way round? D-C-B-A. What if both the sequences are simultaneous? Like Eckhart Tolle and Anita Moorjani say, it all happens simultaneously. Anita even says, if she had to describe it in a symbol, she would use the infinity symbol, where all the Past-present-future events are happening simultaneously. Also, Rumi talks about rising above the duality of Destiny and Free Will. What if they both are true yet false at the same time?
So the best practice is , if your destiny takes you upto here in this Advita teaching then from now try to invest your time in seeking/ knowing God or realise your true self , and still if you do other things then you are not destined enough to know your true self in a early stage . What do you do with your free will if you completely surrender your sense of doer ship to God , just keep quite and study Advita teaching in deeper level . Thanks Everyone 🙏❤️.
Very interesting video. i agree that everything is predetermined.
Destiny is stamped on birth.
What i am wondering after having accepted the destiny concept is :
There will be a day that human mind will be in a position to know the next happening??
It requires an extremely deep understanding and subtle perceiving of events of one's life,but it does not seem to me as something impossible..
Notion that "Everything is predestined" conflicts with that of "Freewill", also what is point in continuing life if nothing is in my control, that way all our good and bad deeds is predestined and hence moksha will attained only at the mercy of God, are we nothing but toys in the hands of Supreme being by this logic.
You have raised a valid point. Further if everything is predestined then we are not responsible for our actions whether good or bad. So no fruits of actions and Prarabdha should take place.
Ramesh mentioned that Free will is there to some extent but it’s result is not in our control as it’s controlled by destiny .. for example , if 2 people study the same course and get same grades but if 1 is destined to get a great career, he will but the other student despite studying the same course n same grades if not destined for career success, he won’t… prarabdha karma for how life will turn out is decided at the time of birth of a baby
If I am not the doer then no karma should be attached to me. According to Ramana maharishi there is Prarabdhkarma on this basis our pain and joy is predetermined. If we are not the doer then we should not have any prarabhkarma also right?
Thank you for this. One question- DO I CONTROL ANYTHING AT ALL? INCL A THOUGHT...
If everything is predestined then how do I accumulate any karma for the actions ? And what forms the basis for the destiny of my next life ?
Can u plzz define body mind organism
What is the point of sadhana and effort if everything is destiny ?
Is enlightenment or self realisation is also a part of destiny ?
If life is predetermined then why do we talk about good and bad? And if everything happens because of God's will then why would God choose suffering and pain for people around the world. If our will is even not ours then how can we say that God's will is his own?
If every thing is predestined and then you say we don't know what is predetermined? ......what does it mean . does it matter that we don't know what is predetermined when already everything predetermined
At this moment I can accept and understand what you are saying but in the "past"...I wouldn't accept this.
If everything is predetermined then how there will be new action or Karma..
The predetermination must have come from past karma which is again predetermined ..
But how it all started then …?
If everything is predetermined, is there truly no purpose to prayer? Especially if one is seeking favours?
7:17 so taking decision is not destined or predetermined? Why do we fail to take actions at the right time? You say, if something is destined to happen , it will. Also you Ramesh says we need to decide what to do. It's contradictory right? If it meant to happen it will happen then why to take actions?
Please help me to understand. Thanks
This question is open to all. Anyone can answer it. Thanks
No idea... This whole concept is soo heartbreaking💔😭 to me. We are nothing but puppets
Words, words... What is before words?
This ☝️☝️☝️☝️⬆️⬆️⬆️
Exactly this question above. notice who is asking these questions. What is before words. Questions produce answers and more questions and more questions until you ask "WHO IS ASKING THIS QUESTIONS?" Where do these questions come from?
The only point I'm struggling to understand is - for the current life to be predestined, I must have done karmas in my past lives using the free will. Hence, in every life time, free will is available to me and hence fresh karmas are being created by me to "preordain" my future lives. Is this understanding right?
Dear Gaurav Lambole ,
Be it this life or the previous birth(s)...Life is/was predetermined.
Basically, in other words it is needed to be understood that , you don't do anything! Rather, events happen through you... Consider yourself to be merely an " instrument" in literal sense...The moment this understanding is achieved, Surrender happens :)
@@devpriyakumar1591 if we don't do anything..and our present life is result of previous ..but if everything in every birth is god's will then something that we have done in previous life which was as per god's will ..why do we get punished or rewarded in current birth?
Agreed. But how can we drop the idea of ' Karma swatantrya' i.e. freedom towards our deeds n actions n decisions n acceptance of good n abondance of bad...etc...n so on...?
Or....is that also predetermined that one would accept this or rejects that...and one's own thinking also is God's will?
So is inaction or indecision also predestined?
Karmanya vadhikarasta ma pheleshu kadachana 🙏🙏 Om Sai Ram 🙏
So, the problem of evil is irrelevant?
5:42 ????
What is the difference between
"A lead to B, B lead to C.."
And
"For C to have happened, B had to happen" ???
It's the exact same thing, cause and effect
They both lead to same thing , only the difference being in the thought process. A leads to b and b leads to c is where our ego thinks he is the one who is in charge of everything. But the second, for c to be there b had to happen is complete surrender and acceptance of the fact that everything is predetermined.
But he is saying it like "effect and cause" The effect happened first and for that the cause had to happen
Is it not a fact that our destiny is determined based on our own karma.pl correct me if I am wrong and throw some light in this reference.
Gautam I dont get this. May be i am missing some thing here. If its all predestined then why put any effort. Like Ramana maharshi said we can just keep quite and do nothing. The food will be served for us in the plate since it predetermined, no need to work for it. But even Ramana M had to use his own hands to put the food in his own mouth. Since he is a sarvagayani/trikalagyani he knew his future, isntit why should he have to eat food. Doest make sense to me, at all.
If Bill gates didnt do all the hardwork he wouldnt have be come the founder of MS, rather he would become another Ramana Maharshi sitting under a tree. If you think its all predestined why are you writing all the books, it will automatically get made for you. Its very easy to look at the past and say every thing was predetermined.
I believe at every point in life we have a choice, that itself is freewill and the outcome may not be completely in our hands but definitely depends on many factors, the choice we make, the effort etc. Its not all predetermined for sure.
It is merely trying to explain to the limited mind , the vastness and unfathomable nature of reality and encourage us to stop seeking the WHY.
Free will surely exist. Tulsidas ji says " bhav mitai saki hai tripurari"
I agree..there has to be some amount of free will for us to function in this concrete world of cause and effect. Or maybe there is a lacuna in my understanding. Did you get your answer? Do respond if you did.
I get your point. Even I have the same questions. One person told me that to sit by doing nothing, that also should be predetermined. Because everyone one cannot sit idle for long time. To the world Bill gates success looks like a hardwork but for him it's a destiny. There are many people who can put a lot of hardwork that bill but no one knows. Why? They aren't succeeded. So the best thing what we can do is put our efforts, take action, make a choice. But for every choice there will be a consequence.
No destiny, you get what you earn.
For B to happen, A must be present; you say this proves destiny but where does A come from?
'A' was there before you as part of a closed system called Earth that has existed for billions of years, where things happen according to fixed rules and also randomly to one another (one of these rules is 'genes').
The mind jumping and worrying is you not being mature enough to ignore its supposed troubles.
Isn’t deciding to do an action also god’s will because there is nothing outside god’s will? Which means the only thing you can do is nothing. Is this a giant hole or just implied by the teaching?
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