AA wrote: Inspirational!! Thank you!
BB wrote: Jag gillade detta “veckobrev” väldigt mycket! Tack! Ganska självklart egentligen, och ändå så lätt att glömma bort. Och svårt att leva så dessutom...
Freedom
BB wrote: Jag gillade detta “veckobrev” väldigt mycket! Tack! Ganska självklart egentligen, och ändå så lätt att glömma bort. Och svårt att leva så dessutom...
Freedom
“Freedom is the basis of all happiness. Freedom means being free of despair and resentment, of jealousy and fear.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
This is not how I used to define freedom. Normally, I’d say freedom is the feeling I have when I don’t have to go to work, when I can spend my time with whatever I want to. Or when, after a strenuous hike, I stand high up in the mountains, overlooking my valley. But looking a bit deeper, I see that it’s not that outer freedom that counts, but the inner one.
When you have freed yourself from negative emotions, and you are in control of your mind – then you can claim to be a fully free person. Then the outer circumstances don’t matter that much anymore. You are free inside.
Observe your mind. See your cravings and reactions, and work on letting go of them. Of course, this requires lots of patience, and it’s a never-ending path. But it’s the path leading to freedom, and it’s worth every single step.
When you have freed yourself from negative emotions, and you are in control of your mind – then you can claim to be a fully free person. Then the outer circumstances don’t matter that much anymore. You are free inside.
Observe your mind. See your cravings and reactions, and work on letting go of them. Of course, this requires lots of patience, and it’s a never-ending path. But it’s the path leading to freedom, and it’s worth every single step.
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