Dear Kris,
I agree with Sri Subramanian and Sri Nagaraj. What both of them said is absolutely true.
The fact is,that
we dont have a free will,coz in reality there is no
we. There is only The Self,The Supreme,and what ever happens is only working of the Maya,of gunas and element play. So,all is only will of God,and whatever
we think we do,is actually happening by itself.
Only,very important thing is,so long we identifying with body,we must not go in other extreme,which is idleness,and not to act calling it fate,etc,when we are actually running away from responsabilities,and actually dont react coz of fear,coz we dont have enough strength,etc. We must be very open,disscrimative,and very,very honest to ourselves in every possible situation. With that,and Self enquiry,we will know when and how to act,and when not. So,that talk on free will must not be a reason for us not to excersize our disscrimination in every moment. Bhagavan said there is no free will,no fate,it is only for the ego,and that is ultimate truth,but for instance,that doasnt stop us for doing some usual thing,like eating for instance. We dont say : O,if its destined for me to eat,the food will fall in my mouth from heaven. We actually open our mouths,and put food in it. I hope i explaned the difference,and what i wanted to point out.
And there is a nice storie from sufies named Trust in Alah,but tether your camel first. Here is the link:
http://www.arunachala-ramana.org/forum/index.php?topic=6356.45But,the best way is to do what Sri Nagaraj beautifuly said,and in that way everything will fall in place.
With love and prayers,