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Fear of Freedom

As in Plato’s allegory of the cave, accustomed to darkness, we disown God’s light, yet cry out to heavens, asking Him to save us from thought demons, that make us crouch in fright, although it’s clear we know not how to behave, feeding off ego cravings by day and night. Tragic it is that we look at light askance, wasting gift of life, choosing not to advance.

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Date: 8/4/2023 10:28:00 AM
...good points.....a problem for many is how to define freedom and live it..... absence of a problem may too often be seen as a 'creation' challenge.....stan
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Date: 8/4/2023 11:28:00 AM
definitions are easy ~ identity is illusionary. there is no academic knowing, all that is, is a becoming.

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