Śyāmasundara: So God's plan is unfolding itself everywhere, whether we understand it or not.
Prabhupāda: Yes. He's unfolding Himself. In Bhagavad-gītā He is sending His representative for unfolding.
(Philosophy discussion).
Mr. Malhotra: So that means that I am bound by my past karmas. My destiny, my fate is tied with the past karmas. So I have no other goal but to have the phala of past karmas. Or can I change my fate?
Prabhupāda: Yes. You are enjoying the past karmas, and you are creating new karmas.
Mr. Malhotra: But this means a circle that I'll always be.
Prabhupāda: Karma-cakra.
Mr. Malhotra: So how can one be out of this cakra?
Prabhupāda: That cakra, you surrender to Kṛṣṇa.
(Room conversation-------Poona).
Śyāmasundara: So full will means to follow...
Prabhupāda: Full will means full will to surrender, full will to follow the orders of the superior. That is full will.
(Philosophy discussion).
Līlāvatī: So those eternally liberated souls in the spiritual sky will never come here because they choose not to. It's not that... (indistinct) they never choose to come here.
Prabhupāda: Yes, yes. They never choose. They are very experienced. (laughter)
(Philosophy discussion).
Svarūpa Dāmodara: So people... Sometimes Kṛṣṇa interferes in the free will?
Prabhupāda: Ah?
Svarūpa Dāmodara: Our free will.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Svarūpa Dāmodara: God interferes.
Prabhupāda: Yes. That is Kṛṣṇa's special favor. Because by your free will you are going to hell. If Kṛṣṇa interferes, that is Kṛṣṇa's special favor. Just like a child is going to touch fire by free will, and father, "Eh, don't do it." That is his special favor.
(Morning walk-------Los Angeles).
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