[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908) › c11.37 # The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c11.37 The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c11.37 - **Language:** English ### [c11.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11.37) 2. The twin ghosts of fatalism and predestination are laid. Where will and deed, with character as their result, rule every destiny, nothing is accidental, nothing is pre-determined. Man himself, free from outside interference, is the arbiter of his own destiny. - [Previous: c11.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11.36) - [Next: c11.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11.38) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c11.37) · Pramāṇa