For a person, for an animal, indeed for any living being, there is
neither logic not meaning in the word “freedom” because all our lives are
limited by many constraints. And yet if a person understands himself as a
spiritual being, he cannot even speak about not being free: the idea of not
being free cannot be applied to the notions of intellect, conscience, and love.
Remember that your understanding of your inner self holds the meaning of
your life, and it makes you free if you do not force it to serve to your flesh.
The human soul which is enlightened by understanding and freed from passions, and
lit with the divine light, stands on a firm foundation.
And ye shall know the truth, and
the truth shall make you free.
— John 8:32
Evil does not exist in material
nature by itself, but evil exists for every person who understands goodness,
and who has the freedom of choice between good and bad.
— Marcus Aurelius
We understand very clearly that
to be a person with high morals is to be a person with a liberated soul. Those
who are disappointed or concerned or afraid, or who are involved in passions,
cannot free their souls.
— Confucius
People who deny freedom remind me of blind people who deny colors. They
do not know the nature of freedom.
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