To Swami Anand Nisarg On Freedom (was In Short Conversation)

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Yes, Swami, it is as simple as this, but it has been a long journey

to finally understand it in the big sense. Age and experience was

needed to grasp it.

 

There is a teacher of mine who pretty much sees that one is not

obligated ultimately - and ultimately she is right. In her view I'm

not obligated to make my car payment each month, but if I wish to

have a car I do. She see choices as a hierarchy. The making of a

payment is part of some other goal important goal like needing a car

to perform my job and being paid every two weeks.

 

As much as I can see the black and white of what she is saying, life

seems a bit more complicated than that. For example, a friend of

mine was complaining about his dead end job and having to support

three children. He is "free" to quit his job and there are no

obligations ultimately to the children. He could get on a boat and

go to Brazil. There is a life in progress with him, however, that

involve his children (that he loves) and a dream of a better future

for them.

 

His life is a tight squeeze now. There aren't a lot of options

there. When we are young we have tons of options but as we get older

those options tend to lessen. This isn't good or bad as far as I can

see. There is a freedom of acceptance of the reality of this life

but understanding about "our ultimate essence" understands that this

exists but it isn't who we are.

 

Thank you for your comment. We had a good discussion about it and

Kant.

 

Sincerely,

 

Eric

 

 

 

, Swami Anand Nisarg

<swamiji_nisarg> wrote:

> Beloveds,

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> Freedom, moksha, is found only within the human will.

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> Love

> Swami

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