What Is Free Will?
Free will means an unimpeded mind, without bias.
The absolute condition of free will is pure consciousness.
If we do not know that we are pure consciousness,
we have no free will,
and therefore free will is an illusion.
Doing what we want, isn’t free will;
that is merely perpetuating the vicious cycle of existence.
Understanding free will and the illusion of free will
is what compassion is all about.
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As our ‘reality’ we have free will…we create and annihilate. As the ‘illusion’ that we mostly identify with, free will is apparent only ( also an illusion).
So free will in each moment is a function of where we operate from, in any moment?
Hello Ramble,
This all depends from where one is looking.
What we are is consciousness. In our pure state we have no function, except being. Knowing this, we can then function out of compassion, depending on our experience, understanding and ability.
In our impure state (as you say), free will is an illusion, where we identify with thoughts and concepts, and do and say whatever we want. This is how ordinary sentient beings function, oscillating between likes and dislikes and causing chaos in the illusion that what we do is meaningful.
It is only through the practice of meditation and the realisation of non-duality that free will exists, where we can choose not to believe and react.
Tony
Thank you! Yes, I see this.