This is
an age old topic of discussion among the wise ones: Does our destiny decide our Karma or our Karma makes our destiny? Recently
I came across a beautiful story from the Puranas about this topic that I would
like to share.
In Sata-Yuga,
it was a tradition to have Gyan Yoga discussion during festivals and all the
auspicious occasions like marriages. When all the Deities assembled to
participate in the marriage ceremony of Sri Ganesha, one of the Deities
remarked, “it is the result of our past pious Karmas that we got an opportunity
to participate in Sri Ganesha’s marriage ceremony. Then Prajapatiji said, “It
might be that we were destined to perform those pious Karma as a result of
which we are here today. It might be the result of our destiny.”
Hearing
this Sri Ganesha said, “We got the topic of discussion for our spiritual
discussion on the auspicious occasion of this marriage and it is: Does our destiny decide our Karma or our
Karma makes our destiny? When we look at our past, this question arises in
our mind- what is the root cause of the situations that we are in today? Is it
our destiny or is it our past Karmas?”
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