We have free will in so much as we act on our own in a separate individuality. Free will is part of an illusion of the ego. The more conscious we are, the less deciding and trying to be a certain way happens - we become moved by spirit's will. Our ego's free will is to either go out on it's own and create suffering for one's self (fall from Eden) or surrender and become one with all that is.
Destiny exists in that we all have the opportunity to find heaven on earth in our own lives. This doesn't mean that it will go as planned because we have free will at an ego level. And our free will actually takes us away from realizing heaven, which is our destiny. I mean, eventually we all die and will return to heaven but it's up to us if we follow that destiny now or when we kick the bucket. Actually - it's probably still up to us if we decide to realize heaven when we die too. |