India, Oct. 3 -- In Hindi, the divine will is known as Iccha Shakti-the power of God's will. It is fundamentally different from what we ordinarily call "willpower." Human willpower is typically defined as the control exerted to do something or to restrain impulses. Psychologists call it the ability to delay gratification - resisting short-term temptations in order to achieve long-term goals. Willpower operates within the mind, which has three main faculties: thinking, feeling, and willing.
The last of these - willing - is the seat of willpower, associated with our mental strength and decision-making capacity.God's willpower, however, is of an entirely different order. This divine Iccha Shakti is how the universe itself operates - how creat...