"This Week"
by the
Bahrain Meditation Centre

11^th March, 2006

Freedom

Freedom is something everyone is seeking. Whether it be the youth of today, the birds in your back yard, or your very self. The art of life is to live in the world and with the world and yet to stay free from its negative influences upon us. This is why the lotus flower is praised so much. It grows in dirty stagnant places, and yet it holds its head above it all and floats on the surface without a worry in the world. This is the greatest challenge of today; that amidst the negativity I hold onto my power and keep my sense of peace.

Real Freedom is about freeing oneself from one's internal negativity. When I cannot control my anger, I feel in bondage, this upsets me further, and I set off a whole chain of other emotions creating a deeper sense of bondage. Why do most relationships fail, because of the lack of ability to free one-self from the inner weaknesses that harass the soul. I am unable to deal with them and so I project them onto others. Another trap! Suddenly YOU become my problem. If you were not in my life, I would be a better person, a happier person, a kinder person! In fact, no one can free me from my misery; I have to help myself.

Sometimes the experiences of the past, do not allow me to fly forward. I get stuck in analyzing the what, when's, whys of what has already happened. First thing to acknowledge is that I cannot change the past. It has already happened. Secondly love the self for the choices one made in those given moments. Thirdly, FREE YOURSELF by putting a full stop. If your conscience is clean clear and you have done all you could, then truly move on and live like you have never lived.

Real freedom is about me being honest with myself. Not only honest when asked but truly living by my higher values. If I can live by principle then again I am a free soul. When I sacrifice these in a moment of darkness then my conscience bites and instead of me being in self-control, I begin to feel controlled by others. I start pleasing others to 'buy' some love and respect or at the expense of my own happiness.

The most freeing thought is to see oneself as an eternal point of light, the spirit, and the life force. Don't tie yourself in physical limitations of the physical body; it is just an instrument in which to play a part. To quote the words of Shakespeare, 'the world is a stage and we are mere actors'. So see your life as stage and the soul as an actor and play your part like no one is watching!

Om Shanti
(I am a peaceful soul)

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