What is it about freedom and liberation?
He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. (Aristotle)
When we speak about freedom a lot of different aspects come to mind talking about, freedom of speech, freedom of mind and thinking, and freedom of choice to name a few. The first quote that stuck out to me is the quote by Aristotle, for this sounds right to my soul and heart.
All our lives we are encountering our fears, even as a toddler we learn through experiences life is not always happy and free. We must adjust to rules, must learn what is safe and what is not, and sometimes these come in extremely hard ways and sometimes abusive ways as well. Is it in those experiences that fear starts? I believe not.
Of course, as a newborn, we are not aware of the innate Nature of our being nor are we the most connected in that pure state. Yet as we all know if we deprive a newborn of shelter and food, the basic fear we all know is immediately triggered, to be safe and have a roof over our head, food on the table, and a safe place to stay. Pain inflicts fear as well as does our senses learn that out-of-balanced sensations are to be feared, something too hot to manage, or the cold to pick up.
Growing up is not always an easy task and going through our childhood we come across situations we find ourselves caught in the emotion of fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of change, fear of not belonging to a group, family, or friends, fear of being left out, fear of not being validated. To name a few.
It is not always just the outside appearances that create fear. We can come across situations we are sensing this fear and yet have not ever been in such a situation to explain the instant rush of fear from deep within. Even panic because of it.
Now as human beings we are built with all these different layers, and we may not have any knowledge about past lives or disagree with even the idea. It still does not explain why you are having this fear-filled moment, with nothing to explain how or why you should feel it this strongly.
You might say this is instinct, yet I cannot explain my fear of deep water as a young child diving or what must be an attempt of diving into our swimming pool, nine feet deep, and freezing by fear. Now, the only thing I ever experienced was our shower as far as it goes for my water experience.
This asks for exploration and the need to know how it came to be. To me, it was about regaining my freedom from fear as the main task in this lifetime. Because in every situation in that I was feeling this anxiety or fear, I wanted it to be cleared and healed, so it would no longer stay in my way of feeling any sense of freedom.
This also applied to health issues, especially those that have a profound impact on your well-being and can as far that it will cripple or disable you and bring several types of fear into the situation. To me, the most important journey was to be free from my fears.
To seek freedom is the only driving force I know. Freedom to fly off into that infinity out there. Freedom to dissolve; to lift off; to be like the flame of a candle, which, despite being up against the light of a billion stars, remains intact, because it never pretended to be more than what it is: a mere candle. (Carlos Castaneda) Don Juan: The Sorcerer...
If you want to learn about freedom and liberation then you must learn about your counterparts, all the situations you did not feel free, or you had to fight for your liberation out of a tough situation. We all know all these scenarios, but not all of us must deal with the worst experiences where body, mind, and heart are being damaged in such a way love cannot exist even more, just as a little sparkle beneath all the fear that has been piled up over it.
It will be the hardest at times to release ourselves from the circumstances that have been part of the violation and limitation to be free to speak your mind, to have the liberty to have freedom of mind, to be free in any way you want to be in a love relationship, free to follow your own heart's desire without all the social and religious limitations to prevent it.
All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence, and leading the individual towards freedom. (Albert Einstein)
So when we make a conscious decision to conger our fears to find some freedom and feelings of liberation, how do we go about that, and what enables us to gain our own inner freedom again. For where fear exists, Love cannot. So, we can seek help, ask for advice, and sometimes must fight for our rights, and what is ours.
To begin with ultimately as our birthright, love and peace, safety and shelter, food, and nourishment. Being denied of our basic birthright it will cause a lot of heartaches as well next to fear, yet is it not so, heartache is a lack of love therefore fear is the cause of it?
Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me. (Paulo Coelho)
We can reach out and if we are lucky, we are heard, we are being loved, and validated, so fear will not be a constant trigger, yet it still is lingering under the surface, ready to become forth once triggered again. So, it might seem we have found some freedom and liberation, or is this just another illusion? Aren't we all part of the same Universe, humanity, and creation where there should not be any lack of fear, abundance, and wealth, for everyone and all?
Still, this is not a reality yet, although I believe we are well on the way to becoming at least more aware of our possibilities when we join and create a world where differences are no opposites, so we do not need to fight. In that case, fear can and will resolve.
Where does that leave us personally? What is it we can do about our own internal fears, and how can we make a shift and change within our own inner emotional, mental, and physical world?
No one can liberate you, for no one has bound you... The kite is pursued by the crows as long as it carries the fish in its beak; it twists and turns in the sky trying to last, and it drops the fish. At that moment it is free. (Sri Satya Sai Baba)
Reading this quote, I was wondering how this applied to my own life and to those around me who are struggling to be free of fear and fighting against the emotions, repressing them whenever they come up. Dragging and pulling you down if you would enable them to come to the surface.
For there is this fear that you could drown when it is too overwhelming and because of this. It is easier at times to ignore the cause of the fear and just keep adjusting to each situation. Yet is never there a moment of freedom or feeling of liberation if we have not addressed the root of this fear.
We fear there is nothing to be found, that love is an illusion, yet each one of us wants this connection to be felt deep inside, for there is your fundament to stand upon, and the bigger and wider, broader it is, the less fear we will experience, and love is the cement between all the blocks that created this fundament.
Who you are is what you have been. Who you will be is what you do now. (Gautama Buddha)
Self-love, self-awareness, and self-worth, are all qualities that enable you to stand tall and bold, speaking up your own truth and trust in this innate sense of Freedom within. We can receive help and assistance, yet we all must make the necessary steps by ourselves to achieve any kind of change and shift of perceptions to obtain this sense of liberation from fear because Love will be there to heal.
The more we become aware and conscious of our possibilities we then will be able to see that the door we thought was closed, was open all the time, yet when you push instead of pulling, it will not open. It takes effort to be aware of the answers we receive to the questions we ask ourselves.
Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open? Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence. (Rumi)
And so it will be
High Self @RheaDopmeijer ©
Heartfelt Messages, 9-4-2015
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