Have you ever thought why imprisonment is a punishment? Because nobody likes to be bound. We all love our freedom. Everyone, and that means everyone, wants to be free.
That's why countries pursue freedom struggles and wars of independence.
But no matter how much freedom we get, we seem to be wanting more. We are all bound in some way or other to someone or something. And so, we never really feel totally free.
This is because freedom is actually never outside. Freedom is inside.
And so is bondage.
We are slaves of our own thoughts, our desires, our attachments. We have no freedom at all when it comes to our own mind. Whatever we feel like, we helplessly do.
If we ever say no to our mind, it becomes so restless and uncontrollable. We feel miserable. Are we really free then? Think.
True freedom is complete non-dependency.
We call it the WOW principle.
WOW - With Or Without!
With what I want, wow! Without what I want, wow!!
This is not complacence. This is independence.
We expect the best and work hard for it. But, our happiness or agitation does not depend on it.
Think.
Practice for Today:
Try doing one think which is good for you but you don't like to do, and just do not do one thing which is not good for you but you life doing.
Quote for Today:
"Freedom is to NOT do what I FEEL like doing." - Swami Chinmayananda
:)
That's why countries pursue freedom struggles and wars of independence.
But no matter how much freedom we get, we seem to be wanting more. We are all bound in some way or other to someone or something. And so, we never really feel totally free.
This is because freedom is actually never outside. Freedom is inside.
And so is bondage.
We are slaves of our own thoughts, our desires, our attachments. We have no freedom at all when it comes to our own mind. Whatever we feel like, we helplessly do.
If we ever say no to our mind, it becomes so restless and uncontrollable. We feel miserable. Are we really free then? Think.
True freedom is complete non-dependency.
We call it the WOW principle.
WOW - With Or Without!
With what I want, wow! Without what I want, wow!!
This is not complacence. This is independence.
We expect the best and work hard for it. But, our happiness or agitation does not depend on it.
Think.
Practice for Today:
Try doing one think which is good for you but you don't like to do, and just do not do one thing which is not good for you but you life doing.
Quote for Today:
"Freedom is to NOT do what I FEEL like doing." - Swami Chinmayananda
:)
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