“Paradise is not somewhere that you need a map to reach. You are in paradise, you have only fallen asleep. All that is needed is an awakening.” -Osho
Jafree Ozwald – We all live in cages of some type, shape or form. When we feel disconnected from our spiritual nature, anything or anyone can feel like a prison. Perhaps our spouse, a close personal friend, our physical body, financial situation, emotions, or even our own reactionary behaviors in life can make us feel trapped. The good news is that whatever cage that you are locked up in actually has a key. That key is sitting there, resting inside the lock, ready to be turned when you have had enough suffering and are ready to set your spirit free once again.
Turning your key begins with understanding a few basic principles about what real freedom is, and what it is not. Being totally wild and absolutely free is not some radical, rebellious, or disrespectful approach to life. It is also not about conquering some authority “out there” in the world, ripping into someone who tells us how we should and shouldn’t live our lives. We don’t need permission from someone else to be, do and create whatever we want. Real liberation in life is not a freedom from someone or from something. It is more about finding freedom FOR someone or FOR something that inspires our lives deeply.
Real freedom is about recognizing how you already are the final word and ultimate authority of your life. It is knowing that what you believe is what becomes real, and this is your truth and final reality. There are 7 billion realities on the planet now and you are one of them. The moment we choose to believe we are some wildly fun and free being, is the exact same moment that we just realized that we already are the absolute final authority of our lives.
The greatest realization is a gentle knowing that the only real prison in life, is the one created within our own mind. We may not see the walls because we are so used to them. These invisible prison walls are the limiting, skeptical, doubtful, and negative beliefs within our minds. It’s comprised of a list of ideas which we tell ourselves is possible and impossible. Continue reading →