Longing for freedom or yearning for liberation is a basic instinct that exists in all beings of different names and forms that are subject to impermanence and selflessness. It's related to survival instinct of to be free from, or to be protected from, or to avoid hunger, thirst, injury, illness, weakness, loneliness, meaninglessness, pain, unpleasantness, sorrow, suffering, aging, decaying, death, the unknown, lacking, ceased existing, extinction or non-existence, as much as possible. Survival instinct gives rise to the desire of grasping/holding onto life and relationships as well as the desire to procreate/reproduce/multiply, which also give rise to fear, worry, dissatisfaction, disappointment, frustration, anger, jealousy, painful sorrow and so on, where the mind is unwittingly restless and peaceless, or 'not free', which also leads to the longing for freedom/liberation from restlessness/peacelessness.
All minds (the projector/perceiver of a worldly life existence that is subject to impermanence and selflessness) that are under the influence of ignorance are longing for freedom or liberation (from the 'undesirable/unwanted experiences' of a worldly life of uncertainty that the minds perceive/recognize as unpleasantness, bad, wrong, unhappiness, negativity, poverty, difficulty, hardship, failure, ungratified desire, painful suffering, meaninglessness, aloneness, separation from the loved ones, or coming in contact with the hated ones), where most minds acknowledging but not knowing why the sense of 'being not free' or 'being limited/restricted/bound by something' is always there, either consciously or subconsciously, even when all kinds of worldly desire are being gratified, or everything in life seems to be 'all good and nothing bad'.
Most minds aren't interested to 'know thyself' or to 'be free from ignorance' even though they might be fighting for freedom of thinking, belief, practice, living, way of life, education, movement, rights, action and speech in the world, as either they are ignorant towards ignorance, or they don't feel the need/importance for that until great suffering/disappointment/painful sorrow arise, while some minds are initiated and be determined to 'know thyself', to 'be free from ignorance', as they are aware of ignorance and the by-products of ignorance.
Yoga of self-inquiry and self-realization is to free the mind from such ignorance. Ignorance is the root cause of all suffering/doubt/fear/limitation/bondage, and hence, there's the 'need' or 'longing' for freedom/liberation, to be free/liberated from ignorance. Ignorance is the source of all kinds of 'bondage'. Ignorance is not what most people think as 'lack of knowledge' or 'unintelligent' or 'lazy/unwilling to learn'. Ignorance exists even in the highly knowledgeable or intelligent or righteous minds/people/beings where the minds are determined and influenced by impurities and egoism of attachment, identification, desire of craving and aversion, judgment, expectation, agreements/disagreements based on certain cultural/religious teachings, beliefs, values and practice.
The mind that is free from ignorance, is void of 'bondage' being free from attachment, or grasping, or longing. It doesn't need to be free or be liberated from anything, as it is free, as what it is. It's ignorance that gives rise to attachment/grasping/longing that give rise to all kinds of suffering/disappointment/painful sorrow and the sense of 'being not free' (bondage), which give rise to the longing for freedom or the yearning for liberation.
As long as the mind is functioning under the influence of ignorance and perceives/experiences 'suffering' due to ignorance, there's the 'need', or 'urgency', or 'importance' to free or liberate the mind from ignorance, as the mind keeps generating actions that would 'hurt' oneself and others, whether wittingly or unwittingly, due to ignorance and the by-product of ignorance. Upon the annihilation of ignorance, there's neither suffering nor the end of suffering. There's neither 'hurts' nor 'the need to be healed from hurts'. That's compassion and freedom.
Those who are interested to free the mind from ignorance can contemplate on this -
Whatever the mind believes or disbelieves, desires or doesn't desire, agrees or disagrees with, it's all part of the modification of the mind.
There are all kinds of different culture having their own teachings, beliefs, values and practice, that are different from one another among all the different cultures in the world.
Just like all the different religions also have their own way of teachings, beliefs, values and practice.
It isn't about which one is true/false or better than the others, and it doesn't matter whether the mind believes or disbelieves in 'God existence' or 'self-existence', but it's about going beyond all kinds of teachings, beliefs, values and practice, to allow the mind to see the truth of 'the mind perception of a worldly life existence of uncertainty that is subject to impermanence and selflessness'.
All kinds of teachings, beliefs, values and practice have their own purpose serving the many minds of different temperament and characteristic to 'live life and behave in certain way' and 'have certain goal/direction in a worldly life of uncertainty', that allows most minds to continuously living/existing under certain 'purpose/meaning' by constantly striving to perform actions and reaping the fruit of actions, to attain the sense of purpose, well-being, love, accomplishment and satisfaction in personal and universal achievements, that would produce constant improvements/innovations which give rise to the sense of motivation, liveliness and meaningfulness to 'life existence'. Just like most people need to live life 'passionately and actively', continuously, or else, life would appear to be 'meaningless, empty and lifeless' for them.
There's neither good nor bad in all these different kinds of worldly cultural/religious teachings, beliefs, values and practice, just that the minds are not free, being conditioned/limited/bound to think, expect, judge, act and react in certain way. The mind is 'limited' or 'not free', being bound by the modification of the mind under the influence of ignorance, being bound by all kinds of attachment, identification, desire of craving and aversion, expectation, judgment, likes and dislikes, agreements and disagreements based on certain cultural/religious teachings, beliefs, values and practice. And there's great aversion and fear towards 'going beyond' or 'letting go' all those teachings, beliefs, values and practice.
Whatever being perceived by the mind as 'positive' or 'negative', 'good' or 'bad', 'right' or 'wrong', 'meaningful' or 'meaningless', 'belief' or 'disbelief', 'agreeable' or 'disagreeable', 'pleasurable enjoyment' or 'painful suffering' and so on, is in the mind, from the mind. Suffering arise and pass away in the mind, from the mind. Countless births and deaths of countless thoughts of different states arise and pass away in the mind, from the mind. And there's nothing wrong with different minds perceive/judge things differently based on different teachings, beliefs, values and practice, just that it's not the truth of names and forms. There's nothing wrong with whether the mind thinks and believes "Be positive. Be optimistic. Everything is good. Nothing is bad." or "This is positive/good/right/meaningful. That is negative/bad/wrong/meaningless." or "I have so much love and support from so many people/beings. (My) Life is so good and meaningful." or "I don't have any love and support from anyone. (My) Life is so sad and meaningless." or "Life is wonderful/painful. The world is good/bad." Just that it's not the truth.
Do not blind-believing, blind-following, blind-practicing, blind-propagating, blind-agreeing/disagreeing about anything.
Those who know, they don't need to think positive, or be optimistic, or feel meaningful, or receive love, or fight for freedom, or attain peace. They are free as it is.
Contemplate, reflect, inquire, and realize.
All minds (the projector/perceiver of a worldly life existence that is subject to impermanence and selflessness) that are under the influence of ignorance are longing for freedom or liberation (from the 'undesirable/unwanted experiences' of a worldly life of uncertainty that the minds perceive/recognize as unpleasantness, bad, wrong, unhappiness, negativity, poverty, difficulty, hardship, failure, ungratified desire, painful suffering, meaninglessness, aloneness, separation from the loved ones, or coming in contact with the hated ones), where most minds acknowledging but not knowing why the sense of 'being not free' or 'being limited/restricted/bound by something' is always there, either consciously or subconsciously, even when all kinds of worldly desire are being gratified, or everything in life seems to be 'all good and nothing bad'.
Most minds aren't interested to 'know thyself' or to 'be free from ignorance' even though they might be fighting for freedom of thinking, belief, practice, living, way of life, education, movement, rights, action and speech in the world, as either they are ignorant towards ignorance, or they don't feel the need/importance for that until great suffering/disappointment/painful sorrow arise, while some minds are initiated and be determined to 'know thyself', to 'be free from ignorance', as they are aware of ignorance and the by-products of ignorance.
Yoga of self-inquiry and self-realization is to free the mind from such ignorance. Ignorance is the root cause of all suffering/doubt/fear/limitation/bondage, and hence, there's the 'need' or 'longing' for freedom/liberation, to be free/liberated from ignorance. Ignorance is the source of all kinds of 'bondage'. Ignorance is not what most people think as 'lack of knowledge' or 'unintelligent' or 'lazy/unwilling to learn'. Ignorance exists even in the highly knowledgeable or intelligent or righteous minds/people/beings where the minds are determined and influenced by impurities and egoism of attachment, identification, desire of craving and aversion, judgment, expectation, agreements/disagreements based on certain cultural/religious teachings, beliefs, values and practice.
The mind that is free from ignorance, is void of 'bondage' being free from attachment, or grasping, or longing. It doesn't need to be free or be liberated from anything, as it is free, as what it is. It's ignorance that gives rise to attachment/grasping/longing that give rise to all kinds of suffering/disappointment/painful sorrow and the sense of 'being not free' (bondage), which give rise to the longing for freedom or the yearning for liberation.
As long as the mind is functioning under the influence of ignorance and perceives/experiences 'suffering' due to ignorance, there's the 'need', or 'urgency', or 'importance' to free or liberate the mind from ignorance, as the mind keeps generating actions that would 'hurt' oneself and others, whether wittingly or unwittingly, due to ignorance and the by-product of ignorance. Upon the annihilation of ignorance, there's neither suffering nor the end of suffering. There's neither 'hurts' nor 'the need to be healed from hurts'. That's compassion and freedom.
Those who are interested to free the mind from ignorance can contemplate on this -
Whatever the mind believes or disbelieves, desires or doesn't desire, agrees or disagrees with, it's all part of the modification of the mind.
There are all kinds of different culture having their own teachings, beliefs, values and practice, that are different from one another among all the different cultures in the world.
Just like all the different religions also have their own way of teachings, beliefs, values and practice.
It isn't about which one is true/false or better than the others, and it doesn't matter whether the mind believes or disbelieves in 'God existence' or 'self-existence', but it's about going beyond all kinds of teachings, beliefs, values and practice, to allow the mind to see the truth of 'the mind perception of a worldly life existence of uncertainty that is subject to impermanence and selflessness'.
All kinds of teachings, beliefs, values and practice have their own purpose serving the many minds of different temperament and characteristic to 'live life and behave in certain way' and 'have certain goal/direction in a worldly life of uncertainty', that allows most minds to continuously living/existing under certain 'purpose/meaning' by constantly striving to perform actions and reaping the fruit of actions, to attain the sense of purpose, well-being, love, accomplishment and satisfaction in personal and universal achievements, that would produce constant improvements/innovations which give rise to the sense of motivation, liveliness and meaningfulness to 'life existence'. Just like most people need to live life 'passionately and actively', continuously, or else, life would appear to be 'meaningless, empty and lifeless' for them.
There's neither good nor bad in all these different kinds of worldly cultural/religious teachings, beliefs, values and practice, just that the minds are not free, being conditioned/limited/bound to think, expect, judge, act and react in certain way. The mind is 'limited' or 'not free', being bound by the modification of the mind under the influence of ignorance, being bound by all kinds of attachment, identification, desire of craving and aversion, expectation, judgment, likes and dislikes, agreements and disagreements based on certain cultural/religious teachings, beliefs, values and practice. And there's great aversion and fear towards 'going beyond' or 'letting go' all those teachings, beliefs, values and practice.
Whatever being perceived by the mind as 'positive' or 'negative', 'good' or 'bad', 'right' or 'wrong', 'meaningful' or 'meaningless', 'belief' or 'disbelief', 'agreeable' or 'disagreeable', 'pleasurable enjoyment' or 'painful suffering' and so on, is in the mind, from the mind. Suffering arise and pass away in the mind, from the mind. Countless births and deaths of countless thoughts of different states arise and pass away in the mind, from the mind. And there's nothing wrong with different minds perceive/judge things differently based on different teachings, beliefs, values and practice, just that it's not the truth of names and forms. There's nothing wrong with whether the mind thinks and believes "Be positive. Be optimistic. Everything is good. Nothing is bad." or "This is positive/good/right/meaningful. That is negative/bad/wrong/meaningless." or "I have so much love and support from so many people/beings. (My) Life is so good and meaningful." or "I don't have any love and support from anyone. (My) Life is so sad and meaningless." or "Life is wonderful/painful. The world is good/bad." Just that it's not the truth.
Do not blind-believing, blind-following, blind-practicing, blind-propagating, blind-agreeing/disagreeing about anything.
Those who know, they don't need to think positive, or be optimistic, or feel meaningful, or receive love, or fight for freedom, or attain peace. They are free as it is.
Contemplate, reflect, inquire, and realize.
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