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BODHAYANTI PARASPARAM – VOL 3
impelling factor. Will is that impelling factor that enables us to act (thinking is an act) in a particular direction for accomplishing an intended task. Will is the primary expression of our state of being, the fountain through which our initiatives and intentions jet through. It is not the source of our initiatives but is the manner of expression of our intentions. The jet of intentions is directed in the manner which we choose based on our understanding of the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the circumstances and situations in which a task is sought to be accomplished.
Our will is manifested through the choices we make. All learning to start with is based on ‘trial and error’ method. This is method is nothing but making choices. Choices that work are accepted as correct and choices that do not are considered as incorrect by the learner. Choice, therefore, is the pivotal factor in a self-controlled destiny. Choice begins from the moment we separate from the consciousness of our parents, and this happens in all walks of life.
When choice is consciously made, experience becomes part of the self-creation about
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