Freedom is victory. Victory over ourselves, not others.
Freedom is hard to attain, and the only way is to work at it from the inside-out.
Freedom is an inner quest, not an outer battle.
To win we need help, from ourselves and from others.
The inside help is our ego. A strong ego can be a wonderful tool if we know how to use it with the correct motivation. A strong ego will give us discipline and self-confidence to overcome our main obstacle to find freedom: laziness.
This inner quest for freedom has two major goals. They are inseparable, intertwined, different but as one, like two sides of the same coin:
1) empty the mind - this way we become free of ourselves: free of the limits, boundaries imposed by our own concepts and negative emotions; they trap us inside our own mind, it is like living in a box;
2) open the heart - this way we become free of others: the only way to become free of others is to love them unconditionally: "I love you" means "I set you free".
These achievements build on each other: as you empty your mind your heart opens, and as you open your heart, your mind expands.
What is a correct motivation?
A very basic one (universal really) is to be happy, without harming others.
Freedom is hard to attain, and the only way is to work at it from the inside-out.
Freedom is an inner quest, not an outer battle.
To win we need help, from ourselves and from others.
The inside help is our ego. A strong ego can be a wonderful tool if we know how to use it with the correct motivation. A strong ego will give us discipline and self-confidence to overcome our main obstacle to find freedom: laziness.
This inner quest for freedom has two major goals. They are inseparable, intertwined, different but as one, like two sides of the same coin:
1) empty the mind - this way we become free of ourselves: free of the limits, boundaries imposed by our own concepts and negative emotions; they trap us inside our own mind, it is like living in a box;
2) open the heart - this way we become free of others: the only way to become free of others is to love them unconditionally: "I love you" means "I set you free".
These achievements build on each other: as you empty your mind your heart opens, and as you open your heart, your mind expands.
What is a correct motivation?
A very basic one (universal really) is to be happy, without harming others.
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