we are never free to choose what we want over what we need
Choice (free); Balance (dominance)...that's the system of free-dom we respond to, so having choice (need/want) implies being "free" within dominance of balance. Choosing want of need (ignorance) corrupts ones understanding of this system; which is why one can get to the point of feeling imprisoned within oneself (me against the world allegory). It's not that we lose freedom; it's that we corrupt our understanding of what freedom means.
Have a sleight of hand from a videogame called Nier..."Rules do not exist to bind you, but so that you may know your freedoms".
to grow outside its nature...to be within your nature.
Individual self sustenance leads to collective self sustenance. The seed of the tree represents the ecosystem surrounding it that also hosts you. Understanding the in-between represents first gaining self discernment as ONE within ALL; then leads to the understanding of the ONEness of ALL; which allows the growth of potential.
In short...understanding that differentiation (ONEs) represent an expression of sameness (ALL) is where one balances between within/outside for growth. Understanding sameness; still represents being within differentiation.
Therefore, we are free to choose what we want and need, but we are never free to choose what we want over what we need.
As the tree grows, it is only free to grow within its nature; and it is not free to grow outside its nature.
The choices we make are in balance, and the choices we make are within our nature.
If you want to be free, you must be in balance, and you must be within your nature.
Choice (free); Balance (dominance)...that's the system of free-dom we respond to, so having choice (need/want) implies being "free" within dominance of balance. Choosing want of need (ignorance) corrupts ones understanding of this system; which is why one can get to the point of feeling imprisoned within oneself (me against the world allegory). It's not that we lose freedom; it's that we corrupt our understanding of what freedom means.
Have a sleight of hand from a videogame called Nier..."Rules do not exist to bind you, but so that you may know your freedoms".
Individual self sustenance leads to collective self sustenance. The seed of the tree represents the ecosystem surrounding it that also hosts you. Understanding the in-between represents first gaining self discernment as ONE within ALL; then leads to the understanding of the ONEness of ALL; which allows the growth of potential.
In short...understanding that differentiation (ONEs) represent an expression of sameness (ALL) is where one balances between within/outside for growth. Understanding sameness; still represents being within differentiation.