Freedom

Notice many people seek freedom,

see it as the answer to prayers,

a vision of relief or escape from pain, suffering or other adversity that may bring stress, confusion, overwhelm.

At the same time, one can shift to see challenges as energies that accelerate soul growth.

In essence, freedom is a concept created in mind, based on the belief in feeling trapped, forced to do things or be somewhere against our will. A sense of duty or obligation may arise inside. Contrary to the Imagined inner tug-of war between love and fear, inner and outer, we only ever wrestle with ourselves. Yet the process of seeing inner and outer helps us Transcend them both.

The beginning of Freedom is to recognize we have internalized our beliefs from external authorities (parents & others) in terms of comparison. It dawns inner freedom is the absence of comparison. Letting go of expectations, that is, all we have been taught (ingrained coercion) allows being open-minded, allowing new Insight or epiphanies to replace old beliefs and behaviours, being willing to surrender completely to the unknown.

External freedom is about reclaiming our Sovereignty, that is, recognizing we are the supreme power over Ourselves. As Remembering happens, it dawns this Truth has never changed. Losing the mind allows us to see beyond it. As Lao Tzu echoes, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. When the student is Truly ready, the teacher will disappear.”

Beyond views on inner and outer, the caterpillar offers the perfect analogy for eternal freedom: it enters the Chrysalis as if it were a Tomb. It becomes the Womb for the Butterfly. Imaginal Cells reduce the Caterpillar to a gooey mess. In this total annihilation within the Chrysalis caress, is the Bliss of Creation that will bring the Caterpillar into the sky.

This timeless process of surrender to true Nature unfolds as we get out of our own way. As this happens to the “I”, we have let go of comparison and Realize the nature of Transformation directly.

~ Liara Covert ❤️