The Illusion of Free Will and Control

How does our concept of free will create the illusion of control, and must this understanding eventually collapse? Rupert says: ‘Ultimately, you let go of it because you realise that there’s no individual entity that either has free will or doesn’t have free will. The illusion of free will is an inevitable consequence of believing yourself to be a temporary finite consciousness. The deeper question is whether you are a separate entity either to have or not have free will. If you discover who you are, the question of free will and all the other questions will take care of itself.’

From event 06 June - 13 July, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at The Vedanta, 6–13 June 2025

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