By Asutosh Varshney
Do you know that your nature silently drives your actions without you even realising it?
This is exactly why wise thinkers have said:
“To change your destiny, first change your nature.”
The key to your fortune lies in the pocket of your character, and understanding this truth can transform your life.
Our nature is the greatest director of our lives. It influences our choices, our reactions and our behaviour — often without our conscious awareness.
If we truly wish to reshape our destiny, we must begin by reshaping our inner tendencies, because a transformed nature becomes the first step towards a transformed future.
Many of us blame destiny for our failures or obstacles, but we often forget that, along with fate, our own nature is the true navigator of our lives.
Lessons from the Mahabharata
In the Mahabharata, there is a well-known incident where Duryodhana, distressed, confesses: I do not wish to commit evil, but my own disposition forces me to do it.”
This means that even when he wanted to move toward righteousness, his inherent nature pulled him toward destructive actions. He was helpless under the control of his own tendencies.
Wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita teaches that every human being operates under the influence of three natural qualities (Gunas) —
Sattva (purity & clarity): knowledge, peace, joy
Rajas (passion & desire): greed, ambition, attachment
Tamas (inertia & ignorance): laziness, confusion, darkness
Whichever quality dominates a person, that quality determines their actions.
Whether we like it or not, Nature (Prakriti) acts through us, and our nature makes us behave accordingly — while we mistakenly believe we are making entirely free choices.
Modern Science Agrees
Even science acknowledges that a person does not have absolute control over decisions. Human behaviour is shaped by multiple internal and external factors — emotions, conditioning, environment and subconscious impulses.
The debate about free will continues among philosophers and scientists even today, and no final answer exists.
But one thing is clear:
Our reactions, perspective and behaviour determine how we perceive opportunities and how we make use of them.
If you want a better future, begin by transforming your nature.
Change your mindset, change your habits — and destiny will naturally begin to change.
( The writer Asutosh Varshney has been practising astrology for the past thirty years and has written several books on this subject.)
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