The Cosmic Script: Understanding the Truth That Everything Is Predetermined
The Mystery of Predestination
The question of whether everything is predetermined has haunted humanity since the dawn of consciousness. From the silent meditation halls of the East to the philosophical debates of the West, the same question echoes, are we truly the authors of our actions, or are we actors in a cosmic play written long before we took birth?
Every religion, philosophy, and science tries to decode this enigma in its own way. But the more we explore, the more we realize that the answer does not lie in mere intellect, it lies in awareness.
To understand the truth that everything is predetermined is not to surrender to fatalism or despair, but to awaken to the deeper order governing the universe. It is a journey from chaos to cosmic clarity.
“The river of destiny flows not outside you, but through you; resistance only deepens the illusion of choice.” ~ Adarsh Singh
The Web of Causality: The Foundation of Predetermination
Everything in existence is bound by a chain of causes and effects. The smallest thought, the faintest vibration, creates ripples that shape reality. The seed of an event lies in a cause, which itself was the effect of another cause.
This unbroken chain stretches backward into eternity and forward into infinity. Your current thoughts, emotions, and actions are not isolated; they are the outcomes of countless prior conditions, genetic, environmental, karmic, and cosmic.
In the Vedic view, this causal web is called ṛta, the cosmic order. It maintains harmony between the visible and invisible worlds. The planets move, the sun rises, and consciousness evolves according to this grand orchestration.
When we look closely, even what we call “free will” is influenced by prior conditioning. Our preferences, fears, values, and desires are all molded by our upbringing, experiences, and past impressions (samskaras).
“Choice is the shadow of cause, and cause is the fingerprint of destiny.” ~ Adarsh Singh
The Illusion of Free Will
Human beings cherish the belief that they have free will, the ability to choose independently of prior causes. But what if free will itself is part of the design?
Neuroscience now tells us that the brain makes a decision milliseconds before we consciously become aware of it. The “I” that believes it chooses is only a witness to a decision already made at a deeper level of the mind.
Similarly, spirituality asserts that the ego, the sense of “I am the doer”, is the illusion that sustains the play of individuality. When you awaken to the truth of non-doership, you see that actions happen, but there is no separate entity performing them.
In the Bhagavad Gītā, Krishna tells Arjuna:
"All actions are performed by the qualities of nature (gunas); the deluded self thinks, ‘I am the doer.’”
This is the essence of spiritual determinism: the realization that you are not the controller of events, you are the consciousness in which events unfold.
“When you awaken from the dream of control, you see that even your awakening was destined.” ~ Adarsh Singh
Predestination in the Spiritual Traditions
a) Advaita Vedānta (Non-dualism)
According to Advaita, everything that happens is the manifestation of Brahman, the infinite, undivided reality. The individual self (jiva) is not separate from Brahman, though it believes so because of ignorance (Avidyā).
From this perspective, every thought, action, and experience is part of Brahman’s infinite play (līlā). Nothing is random; everything unfolds according to divine order.
When the veil of ignorance drops, one realizes that destiny and doership are illusions. There was never a “you” making choices, only Brahman expressing itself in infinite forms.
“The script was never written for you, it was written as you.” ~ Adarsh Singh
b) Buddhism
In Buddhism, the doctrine of dependent origination (Pratityasamutpada) states that all phenomena arise in dependence upon causes and conditions. Nothing exists independently; everything is interlinked in a dynamic chain.
Even our so-called “choices” arise from this web of conditions. Enlightenment, therefore, is the recognition of this interdependence, seeing the futility of grasping at the illusion of control.
c) Jainism
Jain philosophy speaks of the soul as bound by karma, the subtle matter that attaches to it due to passions and actions. The unfolding of karmic fruits determines experiences and circumstances.
However, through awareness and right conduct, one can burn past karma and attain liberation. This suggests that while the outer play may be predetermined, the inner awakening lies within the soul’s potential, itself part of the larger design.
d) Western Mysticism
Mystics of all traditions, Meister Eckhart, Plotinus, and others, have echoed the same truth: that everything happens according to divine will. The ego resists this truth, but the heart finds peace when it surrenders to it.
“Fate is not your jailer; it is your invisible guide leading you home.” ~ Adarsh Singh
Science and the Deterministic Universe
The scientific worldview, too, leans toward determinism. In classical physics, the universe operates like a clockwork mechanism: given the position and velocity of every particle, the future can, in theory, be predicted with precision.
Even quantum mechanics, often seen as introducing randomness, may still follow deeper deterministic principles at sub-quantum levels, a mystery physicists continue to explore.
Moreover, genetic and psychological research shows that much of human behavior is determined by heredity, environment, and neural programming. Our so-called “choices” are reactions born from these influences.
Yet, even science cannot fully explain the observer, the awareness that perceives the unfolding. This consciousness stands beyond deterministic equations, hinting at a divine intelligence that not only programs the play but also watches it.
“The code of creation is mathematical, but the consciousness behind it is mystical.” ~ Adarsh Singh
Destiny and Karma: The Two Sides of the Same Law
In the spiritual sense, destiny is not arbitrary, it is the flowering of karma. Karma is not punishment or reward; it is the law of harmony, the balancing of actions across time and space.
What you experience today, your successes, challenges, relationships, are the unfolding of past actions, thoughts, and emotions. The universe, like a perfect accountant, misses nothing.
Thus, destiny is not something outside of you, it is you. You are the result of your accumulated karmic patterns.
However, karma also includes your response in the present. Every moment of awareness has the power to break the unconscious repetition of the past.
“Destiny is karma in motion; awareness is karma at rest.” ~ Adarsh Singh
The Paradox of Predetermination: Awakening Within the Script
If everything is predetermined, does that mean there’s no freedom?
This is where wisdom deepens. At the surface level, yes, events, circumstances, and outcomes are bound by causes. But at the level of consciousness, there is infinite freedom.
You cannot control the scene, but you can awaken to the screen upon which the scene unfolds. When you realize you are the witness, not the character, a miraculous shift happens, the burden of control dissolves.
This is what the sages mean when they say: “Do your duty without attachment.” You act, but you are not bound by the results. You play your role, but you know it is a role in the grand theater of existence.
“When you stop fighting the script, you begin to act beautifully.” ~ Adarsh Singh
Surrender: The Doorway to Peace
Surrender does not mean inaction. It means flowing with life, not against it. When you stop resisting what is, suffering ends.
The ego believes surrender is weakness; the soul knows surrender is power, for it aligns you with the cosmic will. You become an instrument of the divine rather than a resistor of it.
This is what the mystics call trust in the flow. When you trust, you act without fear, for you know that what must come will come, and what must go will go.
“Surrender is not defeat; it is the victory of consciousness over chaos.” ~ Adarsh Singh
Living with the Awareness of Predetermination
To live with the awareness that everything is predetermined is to live in serenity. It removes guilt, regret, and fear. You stop blaming others, and you stop condemning yourself.
You understand that everyone is moving according to their level of awareness, just as you are. Compassion naturally arises.
Practical ways to embody this awareness:
Meditation: Observe thoughts and actions as spontaneous occurrences.
Mindfulness: Accept the moment as it is, without resistance.
Non-judgment: Understand that others are also instruments of the same cosmic play.
Gratitude: Every event, pleasant or painful, serves your evolution.
When this awareness matures, life becomes a divine symphony. You no longer fight the flow; you become the flow.
“Awareness transforms destiny into dance.” ~ Adarsh Singh
Beyond Fate and Freedom: The Supreme Realization
The highest understanding transcends both determinism and free will.
In the realm of pure consciousness, there is no “happening” and no “chooser.” There is only Being, infinite, still, self-luminous.
In that state, the question of predetermination dissolves, because time itself dissolves. There is no past or future, only the eternal now.
This is the abode of the awakened ones, where nothing is predetermined, and yet everything is perfect.
“When you awaken to timelessness, you see that destiny was a dream of the mind.” ~ Adarsh Singh
The Peace of Knowing
Understanding that everything is predetermined is not a philosophy to debate, it is a truth to realize. It liberates you from anxiety, blame, and guilt.
👉 You begin to see life not as a battlefield but as a beautifully choreographed dance of existence.
👉 You continue to act, love, strive, and create, but with a serene knowing that whatever unfolds is the perfect expression of the cosmic plan.
👉 In that knowing, the ego surrenders, and the soul smiles.
“The enlightened one does not escape destiny, he embraces it so completely that destiny itself disappears.” ~ Adarsh Singh
Tue Oct 14, 2025
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