What is Freedom?

Freedom is the power or right to speak, act, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint, and the absence of a despotic goverment.

Three types of freedom.

                How much freedom do we have to direct our lives? Our understanding of freedom give us insight into what motivates us so we can direct and move our lives toward what we desire. There are three types of freedom. The first kind of freedom is “freedom from”, a fredom from the contraints of society. Second, is “freeom to”, a freedom to do what to do. Thirdly, there is “freedom to be”, a feedom, not just to do what we want, but a freedom to be who were meant to be.

                We may want to climb, but if society tells us “It’s crazy and dangerous”, we don’t. We’re moved away from climbing by reaching to a conditioned societal value. If we remain unconscious we’ll only gain freedom if society removes the rules, or if someone removes social conditioning. That necer happens. The removal comes from an intenal shift within us. We achieve “freedom from” when we make up and realize we are more valuable than society’s values or our conditioning.

                Second, “freedom to” emerges after we have achieved “freedom from” society’s values and begin creating our own. If we value climbing, then we go climbing regardless of society’s crazy and dangerous labels. We are moved, not by society, but by our values.

                Third, “freedom to be”, emerges when we develop more conciousness. We need to move beyond an egoistic approach to life, and how we are motivated. We need to be the moved by the universe is surrendering to our own unique purpose to being here. If we can tap into that, then we live an authentic life, moved by a force greater than ourselves.