Maharshi observed: Free-will and destiny are ever-existent. Destiny is the result of past action; it concerns the body. Let the body act as may suit it. Why are you concerned with it? Why do you pay attention to it? Free-will and Destiny last as long as the body lasts. But wisdom () transcends both. The Self is beyond knowledge and ignorance. Should anything happen, it happens as the resultant of one’s past actions, of divine will and of other factors.
Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi · Volume I
Talk 193
3rd June, 1936.