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Dear Members,
   
  The charama sloka, Bh.G 18.66 is cited as a key sloka in Sri Vaishnava 
philosophy. I had a chance to browse simultaneously through the commentaries of 
Sri Ramanuja, Sankara and Abhinavagupta. All three seem to concur that "a sense 
of agency" should be given up while performing the actions.
   
  I have a question, which I have not able to resolve. I hope some learned 
members can throw some light on this.
   
  If the Lord says that we must give up a sense of agency, could it mean that 
the lord is all powerful and that the jIva has no power to act on it's volition 
and that it's sense of agency is actually a false notion?
   
  Related to the above question, how powerful is the jIva compared to the 
brahman? Can the jIva act on it's own volition or is it completely powerless 
and depends on the lord for all it's actions?
   
  Regards,
   
  Jagannathan

                                
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