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I’ve been sitting with an Advaita teacher for a few years. One of the teaching’s pointers is to observe one’s choices. I’ve been doing this for at least 3 year
by andrei_says_ 8y ago
I’ve been sitting with an Advaita teacher for a few years. One of the teaching’s pointers is to observe one’s choices.
I’ve been doing this for at least 3 years and have not yet encountered a choice made out of “free will”, and not by desires, basic needs, thoughts, trauma, conditioning etc.
My conclusion is that in the West, “free will” is an un-investigated label for any combination of the above.
This teacher often speaks of a sense he calls “the false sense of authorship” which claims the responsibility of our actions, thoughts and words.