In order to experience God, we must learn some facts about God and His relationship with us. God has three main roles vis-à-vis us. The first is the continuation of creation based on dharma (the highest principles). The main feature here is the karmaphala principle, which is: “What you sow is what you reap.” The second is to help all those who turn to God, as appropriate. The third is to micromanage the lives of devotees in order to take them towards liberation. God uses His ichcha shakti (divine willpower) to do all this.

God respects the free will of all souls — His parts (the Bhagavad Gita 15.7). Didn’t Lord Krishna involve Arjuna in the Mahabharata war only after Arjuna agreed, stating that he would do what the Lord........

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