15. Experience Total Freedom
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Total freedom is enlightenment.
When we are enlightened we live in total bliss. We are immersed in ecstasy. To be totally free our being has to flow like a river without blocks. Our mind should not be attached to the past or worry about the events of the future. To be totally free, to be enlightened, we only need to live in the moment. Take every moment as it comes. Delight in every moment. Live completely in each moment. We need to become aware of everything in the body and around us. To become enlightened we need to live as if every minute is the very last one for us.
When we are totally in the moment our being flows like a smooth river. When we have blocks we create whirlpools which sap the energy. Guilt is one such whirlpool. It creates blocks such that the energy is sucked into it.
Guilt is caused by our poor understanding of rules and morality. These rules and morality are imposed by the society. They are simply a list of dos and don'ts that are necessary for smooth running of the society. With time, these rules are modified, changed, and discarded. It is a natural progression of life.
Understand! As long as we need a list of dos and don'ts we are simply a child. We should experience and understand why we need those rules the society dictates. For example, will our attitude change if the government declares that there is no death penalty for murders? Will we go and shoot someone? If we do so, then, we are totally immature. We still need the dos and don'ts of the society to regulate us.
These dos and don'ts create a buffer between us and enlightenment. As long as our being has such buffers we can't reach enlightenment. Let us base our morality on our understanding. We usually base our behavior on our internal, deep rooted consciousness and not on the society based conscience.
Kill the guilt! Let the natural intelligence bloom. This natural intelligence will take us to the ultimate experience—Enlightenment.
Be clear! Total freedom, joy, bliss, ecstasy is ours to live and experience once we go beyond the societal rules and live with the list of dos and don'ts. What an exchange this is going to be!
Ramana Maharshi, an enlightened Master said, "I gave up everything worthless. In exchange, I got the ultimate human experience!"
Experience this freedom!