Is it a paradox that free will exists when Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of all causes and is in control of His creation's past, present and future?

Many ask how can the individual jiva-souls be independent and live a separate existence from Krsna, when they are His parts and parcels and minor expansions? 

Actually, Krsna, even though He is the Supreme controller of all that there is, purposely allows the individual jiva-souls (marginal living entities) to have their freedom of self-expression with voluntary thoughts and actions (free-will).

This is because Krsna wants to see from them as independent PERSONS with their own unique "seperate" expressions of love (service) towards Him, coming from the individual jiva-soul's personal unique view point without any influence from Krsna. 

Krsna wants them to be personally responsible and creative in their dealings, offerings, friendship and service to Him.

In other words, Kṛṣṇa wants a "two-sided" open reciprocal cooperative contributing relationship of voluntary loving exchanges with the jiva-souls where THEY can express themselves in their own way as separate individuals from Krsna.

The relationship with Krsna must be this way because love can never be experienced with just one therefore Krsna gave the jiva-souls their freedom so they can voluntarily choose to accept Kṛṣṇa or even reject Him if they choose. 

It must be this way because Krsna knows if He never gave the jiva-souls their freedom (free will) then genuine loving exchanges could never exist and Krsna would be no different from a puppet master who manipulates and controls everything his puppets do and think.

Such a mindless dictatorial existence without free will (unique self expression of voluntary offerings to Krsna) is dangerous impersonalism. 

Therefore, the individual jiva-souls are eternal independent spiritual living PERSONS, as an eternal spiritual bodily form like Krsna's Bodily Form, who are indestructible, who can never be destroyed, terminated, cut into pieces or extinguished.

On the Vaikuntha planets and in Goloka Vrindavana, personal voluntary expressions of loving exchanges expressed through free will, are always encouraged by Krsna in His relationship with the individual jiva-souls, that adds flavour, variety and mystery to the association and intimate relationship.

This means the Kingdom of God is not a one-sided dominating impersonal domain devoid of free will (voluntary service) 

A "one-sided" relationship does not allow personal contributions or offerings to God (Krsna), only found in a "two-way" relationship that expands, enrichs and flavours the personal relationship with Krsna because in a "one-sided" relationship, the individual jiva-souls are always told what to do, how to think and how to act that only denies individual self expression.

As said above, love or service is not a "one-sided" affiliate of total supremacy or preeminence. The fact is genuine loving relations and service are based on voluntary reciprocal exhanges and contributions between two, not just one!

The individual jiva-souĺs have their choices too even if that choice means rejecting Krsna!

In other words, loving reciprocation is only possible on a "two-way" street between two, with each contributing to the relationship's expansion of nectarine mellows.

The word "reciprocation" only has meaning when there are two involved, not one! The individual jiva-souĺs have their choices too, even if that choice means rejecting Krsna!

The individual jiva-souls in their full potential on the Vaikuntha planets and Goloka Vrindavana as the Lord's loving devotees, are forever positively re-inventing themselves by always choosing how to increase their variety of devotional voluntary service to Krsna.

This is achieved by forever positively discovering a variety of ways to expand their individual expressions of personal offerings and affection to Krsna in their perpetual unique relationship with Him.

Srila Prabhupada – “Love is reciprocal, voluntary, good exchange of feeling. Then there is love. Not by force, no, Krsna does not want to become a lover like that, ‘You love me, otherwise I shall kill you!” (Washington DC July 8, 1976)

Real love (service) is voluntary and can never exist on a “one-way" impersonal path because love can only exists when "two" are involved in voluntary reciprocal contributing loving exchanges.

Srila Prabhupada – “The impersonalist philosophy is oneness so how there be love with just one? Is it possible? Have you got any such experience that love means one? No. Love means two. There must be two, the lover and the beloved. Kṛṣṇa is already lover. He loves you so much that He's trying to get you back. That is Kṛṣṇa's attempt. "Please, My dear boy, or My dear friend, My dear servant.” (Lecture SB, Canto 2 Ch 1 text 3, Paris, June 12, 1974)

Srila Prabhupada – “Love means you take and you give also. Suppose if you love somebody and you simply take from him, but you don't give. Oh, do you think it is very good? No. It is not good. That is not love. That is exploitation. If I go on simply taking from you, and if I don't offer you anything, that is simply exploitation.” (Lecture BG, Ch 9 text 2-5, New York City, Nov 23, 1966)

The relationship with Krsna in the spiritual world (The Kingdom of God) is never a “one-way” forced unproductive affinity.

The individual jiva-soul's  relationship with Krsna is always based on free will that allows a variety of unique creative voluntary offerings of service to Krsna, only then can genuine loving exchanges exist.

Śrīla Prabhupāda – “Love means "two-persons," I must deal with you open-hearted, you must deal with me open-hearted, then there is love. So if you want to love Kṛṣṇa, then these things must be there.” (Aug 9, 1976, Tehran)

From personal voluntarily self chosen contributions offered by the individual jiva-souls that are different from Krsna's shower of loving affection, makes the relationship with Krsna a two-way mystery of exchanges that only further enriches, intensifies and expands loving exchanges and affection between the jiva-souls and Krsna.

Such personal unique contributions from the individual jiva-soul's independent expressions coming from their execution of their free will, forever expands their personal ability to make voluntary offerings that forever increase their loving emotions for Krsna in a healthy "two-way" exchange of loving reciprocation.