Freedom As An Idea Is Pleasurable But It Is Not Freedom

**Note: Truth does not always sound pleasant. If the mind is not really peaceful now, it might not be a perfect moment to listen to this podcast, one has to be aware of the emotions or reactions that can block one from listenING ATTENTIVELY and with HUMILITY. This talk is a meditation practice. What one needs to do is listen attentively, without getting stuck in words, examine the mind in silence, not agree or disagree, just look at the mind as it is. Doing so is already part of true meditation.

Transcript

A free mind is immovable.

To have this inner freedom or the freedom,

The mind must be alone.

Look around the life.

Everyone is in their own loop.

And everyone is trying their best to drag other people into their loop.

This is what is taking place all over the place.

From the media,

From the government,

From any personal views.

There are all kinds of influences,

All kinds of chatterings,

All kinds of nonsense.

If the mind is caught up in that,

In the tradition,

In the culture,

In the ideology,

In all kinds of ideals.

When the mind is trapped in those thoughts which have no foundation at all,

How can the mind be free?

The society exposes all kinds of superficial freedom,

The concept of freedom.

But when the mind is trapped in thoughts,

The concept of freedom,

The mind is imprisoned.

How can the mind be free?

We have to see this ridiculously thoroughly.

How can a mind which is not free,

Espouses the freedom?

That's taking place in this world.

If we couldn't go deeply into the self to understand this whole life thoroughly,

The freedom in the propaganda is only a concept,

Idea,

Or an illusion created by the thoughts which can bring about the temporary pleasure.

Or it is just a kind of pleasure whose name is called freedom.