Question: As it is said in Bhagavad Gita 3.27 everything is under the control of the three modes of nature or the Supreme Lord. We under the false ego think that we are the doers. Not even a blade of grass moves without His will. Bhagavad Gita 18.14 also says there are five things required for any action to be done and in that the doer is one of them. My question is then how free will works? If any thing good or bad happens, how is the doer responsible for that particular act since everything is controlled by Krishna? Second question is do we get our modes according to our previous karma and that mode forces us to do a particular kind of karma? I understand that devotees are under direct control of spiritual energy of the Lord whereas Maya Devi acts on non devotees. That means we are always under the control of our previous Karma and we have to act accordingly. So how is a person responsible for any act in this life?
Answer by Romapada Swami: We have discussed similar questions on karma and free-will and predestination in previous issues. See Digests 4A, 70B, 78.
