Another take on freedom

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

 

I came across this quote while surfing.. another way to measure how free you are

 

love

Brucee

 

Thomas Keating (Invitation to Love: The Way of Christian Contemplation) and

Cynthia Bourgeault (Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening) say the False Self is

driven by " instinctual needs for survial/security, affection/esteem, or

power/control " which they call " emotional programs for happiness. " Keating

explains the consequence of being trapped in this cycle.

 

" Once on the spiritual journey, we begin to perceive that our emotional programs

for happiness prevent us from reacting to other people and their needs. When

locked into our private worlds of narcissistic desires, we are not present to

the needs

of others when they seek help. The clarity with which we see other people's

needs

and respond to them is in direct proportion to our interior freedom. "