Human Destiny Flashcards by Madeleine Rolland

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Zaehner: Fatalism in Hinduism

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all action springs from God

- we have no free will, God so powerfully controlling.

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Why is hinduism fatalistic : (4)

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we are trapped in samsara
karma ties us down to the wheel of samsara, leads to an endless repeat of births and deaths.
There is nothing we can do about what we are born as, its dictated but the automatic law of karma.
Ramanuja, cat school –> nothing we can do to save ourselves, up to God.

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Why is Hinduism not fatalistic

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we have free will regarding whether or not to obey dharma.

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