The illusion of choice

Sacrifice is a necessary part of endeavour.

It is the path we take based on the illumined conscious information we have to best fit our circumstances. Sometimes, there is no choice. Perhaps, it is always so.

Yuval Noah Harari makes a compelling case on free will and I agree with him. He is a Vipassana meditator and if I actually committed (again, not sure on choice here), then I would be as well. What Vipassana teaches is that what arises both in the sensations of our body and therefore mind, but also in the circumstances of our lives is karma or kamma.

We have no control over the sensations that arise or the circumstances of our lives. It is so complex that the mind cannot process it or know it other than through observation. It is said that what we can control is how we respond to these sensations and circumstances*.

Although, I’m not so sure of this either. I believe this also to be tied to karma as well.

So, as I write this I am realising it is best to surrender control and to let the process carry you where it will. This idea to post on this blog is merely a desire to formulate and complete a thought each day. I have no idea about what or any idea of what it might become, only that I do it.

I like that.

*It can be said that all ‘circumstances’ or ‘situations’ of life are also just sensational experiences, despite the differing appearances in phenomena.