True Freedom … ( 01 / 25 / 2013 )
True Freedom … ( 01 / 25 / 2013 )
“ Spiritual freedom is not something you can earn or develop or attain … Spiritual freedom — and the sheer , unbridled Joy that always accompanies it — is innate ; an inherent part of who we truly are ; from our first instant of awareness unless our last conscious breath … And this freedom is not affected by any condition or limited by any set of circumstances . A person who chooses to live from this place of absolute integrity is simply filled with Joy — no matter what is happening physically in the world around them ; and no matter what is emotionally happening in the world inside of them …
It matters not whether he or she is locked in a prison cell , sharing a room with a crowd of people , or alone in a forest — he or she is always free ; free to rejoice in the Beauty of the Earth , free to cherish each opportunity to be grateful for that life ; free to reach out and be actively appreciative of the same via acts of selfless gentleness .
For such people the invisible chains of obligation , duty and need have been shattered — the real prisons of fear and desire have been left behind … And it is this Truth that has returned their deepest Joy to them ; it is this life of LOVE that has Joy-fully set them free .”
(~ inspired by Shantidasa )
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