, ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁make ▁explicit ▁claims ▁about ▁determin ism ▁or ▁free ▁will . ▁ ▁A ▁quot ation ▁from ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda , ▁a ▁V ed ant ist , ▁offers ▁a ▁good ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁worry ▁about ▁free ▁will ▁in ▁the ▁H indu ▁tradition . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁preceding ▁quote ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁mis inter pre ted ▁as ▁V ive kan anda ▁imp lying ▁that ▁everything ▁is ▁pred et erm ined . ▁What ▁V ive kan anda ▁actually ▁meant ▁by ▁lack ▁of ▁free ▁will ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁will ▁was ▁not ▁" free " ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁cause ▁and ▁effect   – ▁" The ▁will ▁is ▁not ▁free , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁phenomen on ▁bound ▁by ▁cause ▁and ▁effect , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁something ▁behind ▁the ▁will ▁which ▁is ▁free ." ▁V ive kan anda ▁never ▁said ▁things ▁were ▁absolutely ▁determined ▁and ▁placed ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁conscious ▁choice ▁to ▁alter ▁one ' s ▁past ▁kar ma : ▁" It ▁is ▁the ▁cow ard ▁and ▁the ▁fool ▁who ▁says ▁this ▁is ▁his ▁fate . ▁But ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁strong ▁man ▁who ▁stands ▁up ▁and ▁says ▁I ▁will ▁make ▁my ▁own ▁fate ." ▁ ▁Buddh ist ▁philosophy ▁Buddh ism ▁accepts ▁both ▁freedom ▁and ▁determin ism ▁( or ▁something ▁similar ▁to ▁it ), ▁but ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁its ▁focus ▁towards ▁the ▁human ▁ag ency , ▁reject s ▁the ▁western ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁total ▁agent ▁from ▁external ▁sources . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Bud