Posted on: 18 Dec 2022
[An online spiritual discussion was conducted on Datta Jayanti Day i.e., December 07, 2022, in which several devotees participated. The questions of devotees answered by Swāmi are given below.]
[Shri Durgaprasad asked: Is the creation evolving or is it just a pre-shot movie watched by the producer of the movie as seen in the world? If there is a free will to souls, definitely, the creation must be evolving. Kindly remove my confusion. At Your lotus feet, -Durgaprasad]
Swami replied:- Generally, people make movies for the sake of the public. If you take the simile of movie to compare this creation, you should remember that all the public exists inside the movie only and God alone is the audience. The world or movie is created for the entertainment of God (Ekākī na ramate…- Veda). God is not only the producer and director of the movie, but also, He enters this movie as Hero becoming the incarnation like Lord Krishna, Lord Jesus, Lord Mohammad, etc.
It appears as if the actors (souls) themselves are leading the story of the movie due to the free will given to them by God. But here, freedom is given but not full freedom. There is no absolute free will for the souls because God gave little free will (freedom) to souls, which is confined to the area within specific boundaries of the freedom. The evolution process involves total freedom as spoken by science not involving the existence of God. Absence of full freedom to souls means presence of a large extent of control by God. The soul is not given freedom to control even its organs like heart or kidneys or lungs, etc. To avoid the situation of souls becoming robots in the hands of God, God has given a little freedom to souls. The soul can move its hands and legs as long as God is not interfering. The evolution supported by science also does not show total freedom because partial evolution is only observed. Shri Phani mentioned “Abadhnan puruṣaṃ paśum”, which means that the power of God is used by the soul as the energy of work done by the soul. God is like the horse carrying the rider to any desired place based on the direction of the rider. The energy of work is inert and the horse without any freedom can be treated as inert energy only. God is not interfering in the little freedom of the soul and can be compared to the horse (inert energy) or Pashu as told in the Veda. The horse or God is not linked to the good or bad fruits of the direction of the rider or soul and only the soul has to enjoy the fruits.