Free Will, Karma, Fate & Destiny - Self-Mastery Won't Allow Your Future to be Less Fixed

"Free Will, Karma, Fate & Destiny - Self-Mastery Won't Allow Your Future to be Less Fixed" by Scott Petullo

We find the level of ease in predicting life circumstances 

and events for those who are less self-aware is the same 

as it is for those who are more self-actualized.

If someone is fated to experience specific life situations, 

they will experience them regardless of what choices they 

make. From a spiritual viewpoint, there is less freedom in 

decision-making than most people seem to want to believe. 

Based on our research, a lot more in life is destined than 

people may want to accept.

Are we saying that since so much is fated in life that it's a 

waste of time to explore metaphysical concepts, or for that 

matter, to set and strive toward personal goals and make an 

effort to get as much as possible out of life? Absolutely not. 

We never advocate a passive, unproductive approach to life, 

other than letting go of trying to change what you can't 

change. First, one must "know thyself." Then a person can 

work toward his or her goals that are within their personal 

karmic plan.

Someone might ask, "If everything was mapped out for us, 

wouldn't we just be robots following orders placed by our 

higher selves? We do have some sort of freedom, don't we?"

In large part, if you want to view it that way, yes, each of us 

are simply following through within our own unique karmic 

directives, putting one foot in front of the other to manifest 

fate.

Look at it this way: each of us incarnates to learn specific 

spiritual lessons. If we had as much free will as we have 

before we incarnate as we do while we are incarnated, 

how many people do you think would actually chose to 

experience the tough lessons, or any lessons at all aside 

from absolute ego-self gratification?

As we've said before, we have found that everyone has 

some freedom to "create" within karmic boundaries while 

on this earth, but not nearly as much as most people seem 

to want to believe. If people could become "anything" they 

want to become, nobody would remain what they are.

The charts show that there is no escape from what could 

be termed as soul responsibilities: necessary personal 

experiences while incarnated on earth. The good news 

is that there is relief through acceptance, detachment, 

and unconditional love.