{"id":66433,"date":"2011-10-02T19:01:39","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T23:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/66433\/freedom-spirit\/"},"modified":"2011-10-02T19:01:39","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T23:01:39","slug":"freedom-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/66433\/freedom-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom of the Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Freedom of the Spirit<\/strong>
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True freedom is the ability to express who you are<\/font><\/p>\n

through a natural flow of love and creativity.<\/font><\/p>\n

Freedom is first gained within your consciousness.<\/font><\/p>\n

Then, because your outer life always reflects that which<\/font><\/p>\n

is within, you gain freedom in all aspects of your life.<\/font><\/p>\n

Often, much of this potential flow of authentic life<\/font><\/p>\n

experience is reduced by inner blockages.<\/font><\/p>\n


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These blockages of the natural flow of love and<\/font><\/p>\n

creativity are formed by the fear-based emotions<\/font><\/p>\n

that come with the challenges of human existence.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Fear is the common factor underlying all<\/font><\/p>\n

disharmonious emotions. For example, fear of inadequacy<\/font><\/p>\n

can lead to jealousy and hatred, fear of lack can generate an<\/font><\/p>\n

over-reaction of greed, while fear of being overwhelmed<\/font><\/p>\n

by life’s challenges can lead to control issues.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Welcome to Planet Earth<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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When you are born into the human race, you arrive<\/font><\/p>\n

with your own, self-made, personal life plan.<\/font><\/p>\n

This plan includes a list of the personal and societal<\/font><\/p>\n

issues that you intend to work through during this lifetime.<\/font><\/p>\n

Your carefully made plan includes the location and<\/font><\/p>\n

surroundings of your birth as well as your choice of parents.<\/font><\/p>\n


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It also includes the friends and associates that<\/font><\/p>\n

you will be likely to meet as your life unfolds.<\/font><\/p>\n

The personal and societal issues that we adopt<\/font><\/p>\n

in our lives today are generally based upon the<\/font><\/p>\n

consciousness of separation, or duality rather than unity.<\/font><\/p>\n


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For example, one issue being worked through today<\/font><\/p>\n

is equality of the sexes. The Old Reality of separation<\/font><\/p>\n

consciousness demanded separation of the power of<\/font><\/p>\n

the sexes into societies based on either matriarchy or<\/font><\/p>\n

patriarchy. The New Reality, into which we are shifting,<\/font><\/p>\n

requires an equality of the sexes; an integration of that<\/font><\/p>\n

which was formerly separated into two. Every woman<\/font><\/p>\n

and every man today is playing some part in this massive<\/font><\/p>\n

societal adjustment towards equality of the sexes.<\/font><\/p>\n


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As the purpose of the entire human experience<\/font><\/p>\n

is to work through and transform such issues,<\/font><\/p>\n

it is appropriate that we seek an elegant solution<\/font><\/p>\n

to all of these fear-based issues. When enough<\/font><\/p>\n

people pass through the gateway into freedom<\/font><\/p>\n

of the spirit, then the hundredth monkey phenomenon<\/font><\/p>\n

will click in and, suddenly, the whole world will wonder<\/font><\/p>\n

why it hadn’t seen such an easy solution all along.<\/font><\/p>\n


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The Shift to the New Reality is a shift to heart-centered<\/font><\/p>\n

and heart-powered consciousness. Society is building up<\/font><\/p>\n

to a critical mass where consciousness will flip from<\/font><\/p>\n

‘you versus me’ to ‘you and me,’ a shift from competition<\/font><\/p>\n

to mutual cooperation. Every day, more and more people<\/font><\/p>\n

are making this shift to heart-powered consciousness.<\/font><\/p>\n

With a little inner work, these individual transitions to the<\/font><\/p>\n

New Reality happen sooner and more easily.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Dissolving Blockages to Love<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Inner work, primarily, means daily meditation.<\/font><\/p>\n

When you make meditation your number one priority<\/font><\/p>\n

each and every day, then you are putting in the time<\/font><\/p>\n

that it takes to transform those societal issues within<\/font><\/p>\n

yourself and to work through your own challenges.<\/font><\/p>\n


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During meditation, you also connect to a wider range<\/font><\/p>\n

of your own consciousness. The deeper layers of your<\/font><\/p>\n

own consciousness can provide you with insights that<\/font><\/p>\n

literally catapult you out of issue-based blockages.<\/font><\/p>\n


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As you allow these blockages to dissolve into the light<\/font><\/p>\n

of spiritual consciousness, you become free to express<\/font><\/p>\n

your true nature and to follow your inner joy. Spiritual study<\/font><\/p>\n

helps adapt your mind to expanded views of reality.<\/font><\/p>\n


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The Illusion of Fear<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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Some concepts in spiritual philosophy also help<\/font><\/p>\n

along this journey into freedom of the spirit.<\/font><\/p>\n

For example, love and fear seem to act like two<\/font><\/p>\n

opposite poles of mankind’s duality consciousness.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Actually, from the viewpoint of unity, love is all there is<\/font><\/p>\n

and fear is an illusion which detracts from the natural<\/font><\/p>\n

flow of love through you. Love is a basic component<\/font><\/p>\n

of the original Creator consciousness that fills the universe.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Love, therefore, is always available and ready to flow<\/font><\/p>\n

naturally through your heart. You do not have to earn it<\/font><\/p>\n

or demand it, just let it flow.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Allowance and Acceptance<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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Another key philosophy in gaining freedom is<\/font><\/p>\n

“Live and let live.” When you allow other people<\/font><\/p>\n

to be the way they are, your energy is not absorbed<\/font><\/p>\n

in anyone’s futile dramas. Instead, you are able to<\/font><\/p>\n

use all of your energy to follow your joy and help make<\/font><\/p>\n

the world a better place. You can recognize, love,<\/font><\/p>\n

and accept the inner essence of every person you know,<\/font><\/p>\n

regardless of their outward behavior or how much it may<\/font><\/p>\n

seem to need improvement. It is this unconditional love<\/font><\/p>\n

which heals the world, person by person, and there is<\/font><\/p>\n

no shortage of its supply.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Acceptance of yourself is also vital. Accept who you are now,<\/font><\/p>\n

unimproved, with your current motivations and be thankful<\/font><\/p>\n

that you are exactly who you are. You planned to adopt<\/font><\/p>\n

a certain package of feelings and circumstances in<\/font><\/p>\n

your journey through life. There is nothing ‘wrong’ with<\/font><\/p>\n

you at any point along the journey. Things that appear to<\/font><\/p>\n

need improvement are challenges, not faults, so enjoy<\/font><\/p>\n

the ride and gain the most from the experiences that you<\/font><\/p>\n

came to explore.<\/font><\/p>\n

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For example, the inventor, Thomas Edison,<\/font><\/p>\n

carried out over 6,000 experiments before perfecting the<\/font><\/p>\n

first electric light bulb, but he never referred to any of those<\/font><\/p>\n

experiments as failures. Instead, he called each one<\/font><\/p>\n

a step closer to success.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Gaining Freedom of the Spirit<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Freedom from fear-based emotions allows true,<\/font><\/p>\n

unconditional love to flow through your heart and<\/font><\/p>\n

true creativity to fill your mind as you pursue<\/font><\/p>\n

your deepest inner joy.<\/font><\/p>\n


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When you see fear as the hollow illusion that it is<\/font><\/p>\n

and allow your heart to open to everyone in your life,<\/font><\/p>\n

then your actions are influenced, not by fear, but by<\/font><\/p>\n

your unconditional love for the people around you<\/font><\/p>\n

and, equally, for yourself. Unconditionally loving<\/font><\/p>\n

yourself means allowing yourself to develop loving<\/font><\/p>\n

relationships where mutual cooperation, not competition<\/font><\/p>\n

or contention, becomes your daily reality.<\/font><\/p>\n


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People’s greatest fears melt away in the face of<\/font><\/p>\n

heart-powered, inner awareness. Your intuitive<\/font><\/p>\n

insight is your connection to the part of your mind<\/font><\/p>\n

that knows each situation, even before it occurs.<\/font><\/p>\n

When you listen to that still, small voice within,<\/font><\/p>\n

you know where you need to be and when.<\/font><\/p>\n


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With intuitive insight, you will never become caught<\/font><\/p>\n

up in unfortunate events that are not of your making.<\/font><\/p>\n

For example, if an aircraft is destined to crash,<\/font><\/p>\n

you simply won’t be on it. If you need information to<\/font><\/p>\n

bring yourself back to health, you will know where to<\/font><\/p>\n

find the answers that are the best for you.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Even the fear of loneliness will never cloud your heart<\/font><\/p>\n

because, with love in your heart, you will never be<\/font><\/p>\n

left wanting for good company.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Love and insight will pour from your heart if you let them.<\/font><\/p>\n

Give yourself the gift of true freedom, the freedom to express<\/font><\/p>\n

who you are through a natural flow of love and creativity.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Love & Light,
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