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This blog is a space for my personal reflections and ideas. While I strive for accuracy, please be aware that my opinions may sometimes be incorrect or subject to error. I apologize in advance for any misinformation. One topic that has recently intrigued me is about free will versus destiny . Do we really shape our own lives, or are we simply walking along a path already laid out for us? Every now and then, you hear contradictory answers. Someone insists, “Work hard, your effort decides everything.” Another says, “No matter what you do, if it’s not written, it won’t happen.” With such opposing voices, it’s natural to ask—what’s the truth? Let’s start by laying out the possibilities. Broadly, there are only two. Either we have free will, or we don’t. If everything is predestined, then what is the role of action at all? Why should anyone study, work, or even try? If destiny alone governs everything, then whether you succeed or fail should happen without any effort. But that clearly doesn...

This blog shares my reflections from Vedantic sessions. Please excuse any errors or misunderstandings in my interpretation. I’ve been attending Vedantic sessions for some time now, and there’s a pattern I can’t help but notice. No matter what the main topic is, almost every session ends up with at least one question about karma, rebirth, or our ancestors—the pitṛs . And I think that’s because these aren’t just abstract concepts; they tug at something deeply human. People want to know: How does karma actually work? Is there any way to tell if what I’m going through is from past-life karma or this life? When someone dies, does the soul immediately find another body, or is there some kind of waiting period? And then, what exactly is Pitṛ-loka—the realm of the ancestors—that we hear about so often? To be honest, these questions puzzled me too when I first started. But as I listened more and more to what our ṛṣis have left for us in the Upaniṣads and Smṛtis, I was amazed. Far from being va...