'Truth and 'freedom'

The significance of the observation in the Bible on knowing one’s truth, which will “set you free”, would become evident when one comprehends the stages involved, that culminate in realising this ‘ freedom’.

The first step concerns integrating and harmonising all aspects of one’s life, obviating the ‘single slip’ and also ensuring that the ‘small’ things, which truly add up, are also incorporated well. Evolving thus into rightful and effective living, the seeker would synthesise all issues, observing and analysing things around.

This keen and penetrative insight is the natural outcome of the fulfilment within — a state of consistent physical, mental and spiritual relaxation, that enables the ‘inner eye’ to be opened, in one’s vigyanamaya kosha, to intuit the ‘truth’ of matters, discriminating the right from the wrong, the worthy from the farcical. This also is practically living out Buddha’s ‘eight-fold path’, established in authenticity (yogastaha).

The good karma, which comes about now, neutralises past bad karma. The atmasuddhi within reflects in all aspects without too — ‘inside out’, as “new, universal and more liberal laws” begin to “establish themselves around and within”. Delighting in himself (atmaratihi) and fulfilled (tustaha), one thus ‘wakes up’ to realise his aspirations. This, verily, is ‘having one’s fill’ (bhukti), leading to freedom from cravings and anxieties ( mukti).

This, and indeed this, is being “set free” from the shackles, which ordinary mortals are heir to. Yes, this is true ‘freedom’!