How can we enjoy freedom if we don’t understand the word, Free?

The more definitions we have – the more pathways we can take to reach it.

What subject is even more important than any job, career or identity?

The subject of Freedom!

Here are many ways awakened consciousness, like the Buddha and Bodhisattvas, describe freedom to help us enjoy life.

Free? Our hearts are naturally, always free. But at a human level, we cannot feel it because we keep creating the 3 poison consciousness: greed, hate and stupidity. So out of those, we are back to our nature – freedom!

Free is a feeling. To feel free.

Free is an ability in two directions: Free to live without pain and suffering. Free to create and share the joy with others.

Freedom is freedom of movement. Physically free. Tai Chi training and moving meditation help us to remain free.

Free is Buddha’s power – to create a Pure Universe to help others develop wisdom.

Free is an awakened ability. All the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are free.

Free is free from what? Searching. When the heart stops searching, then we are back to free. This is the idea of meditation.

Free from blindly being born again and again in a suffering place. Free from blind reincarnation. Make a will to be reborn into Buddha’s Pure Land, so our levels never drop.

Free is harmony. Middle way. Don’t blindly follow, not against anything, and remain free. Difficult because life is constantly changing, so one needs many systems to remain free.

Free is meditation, deep awareness not following internal or external blind causation influence you. Steady means the heart has a central system, not blind.

Free means no limitation – not limited in any way. True Freedom!

Freedom is when your senses are open in all directions.

Freedom is when you hold nothing, nothing holds you, and you create no bad karma. Your future only going to be and stay free.

Freedom is to observe our self-being. Self-awareness creates an ability to improve ourselves. Then we can create momentum to keep improving ourselves. That is freedom.

So is there an all-encompassing way to find freedom?

Whenever I think of Buddha: good statues or images, their smiling.

Whenever I read their stories and philosophies, I think, wow, how can any lifeform explain life in such a detailed, clear, complete way?

Their will to help everyone awaken. I feel my heart can be like theirs.

Then I feel truly free as a direction for my life.

They are already free, in reality, as an ability.

I hope you enjoyed these many definitions of freedom from Buddhist Wisdom!

May your hearts always remain free.

Summary of What is Freedom:

In summary, freedom is a key concept in Buddhism and is understood in many ways. It is described as a feeling, an ability to live without pain and suffering, and the power to create a pure universe. It is also described as free from searching, blind reincarnation, and limitations. Freedom is achievable through meditation, deep awareness, and self-awareness. The ultimate goal is to become like the Buddha and Bodhisattvas, who are already free in reality and can help others awaken. The key to enjoying freedom is to remain open in all directions and to hold nothing so nothing holds us and we do not create bad karma.

Practical exercises suggested above for feeling more free include:

• Tai Chi training and moving meditation help with physical freedom and freedom of movement.
• Meditation helps with stopping the heart from searching and finding inner peace.
• Self-awareness to improve oneself and create momentum towards self-improvement.
• Observing self-being to gain a deeper understanding of oneself and the nature of reality.
• Make a will to be reborn into a Buddha’s Pure Land, to improve one’s level and avoid blind reincarnation.
• The practice of the 4 Eternal Hearts is to develop pure spiritual karma.
• The use of systems such as the Hell Bodhisattva system and Amitabha Buddha Pure Land System to purify karma and reach enlightenment.