Third Day
Those who depart from this world without
Knowing who they are or what they truly
Desire have no freedom here or hereafter.
But those who leave here knowing who they are
And what they truly desire have freedom
Everywhere, both in this world and in the next.
(from the Chandoyga Upanishad
Easwaran, E. (2002). (Ed.). The Upanishads. Tomales, CA: Nilgiri Press.)
We have a purpose to being in this world. We are here to discover our integration of body, mind, spirit. This world exists, in all its complexity, so that we can discover our true nature as spiritual beings and build up the desire to unite with God. True freedom comes with understanding our essential nature as spirit and developing our God consciousness. It is our recognition of immortality in all its glory. Freedom is being absorbed in spirit and living through our spiritual selves everyday.
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