Thursday, August 12, 2010

Various Kinds of Freedom

We are in such a world, where people are struggling and fighting for freedom. One has to know what the actual freedom is!! Though we have freedom to do anything, still we are in a bondage. Don't you think so? As you know, freedom comes from various sources.
1)
Physical/Social Freedom: Physical freedom is that where we can learn, work or travel wherever we like. It also involves food, dress, environment,discipline, our principle, day-to-day activities and so on.
2) Mental Freedom: We have freedom to think good and evil. But, one has to control over the senses and think only what is good.
3) Financial/Economic Freedom: Spending money for family, orphanages, poor people, education,welfare of society, national festivals. It also includes spending money on movies, smoking & drinking, gambling and other kinda illegal activities.
4) Political Freedom: Performing any kinda activities; bring their own rules and regulations; behaving or ruling in their own way.
5) National Freedom: National Freedom is the honour to our country, fighting against other nations and release/relief ourselves from slavery.
6) Freedom of Intelligence: Though we have rights to use our intelligence for good and bad purposes, should give more preference to the good things.

7) Spiritual Freedom: Its the real freedom that everyone should get attached to...

What is a real freedom? Expansion of heart, purifying mind & senses constitute the real freedom. Freedom is not just living however we like, it comes with certain qualities(Self-control, Self-satisfaction and Self-knowledge). According to me, "actual freedom" is to utilize the freedom in proper way. If the freedom is used improperly, it can be called "foolish freedom".

Proper Freedom:
See No Evil, See What is good.
Hear No Evil, Hear What is good.
Speak No Evil, Speak What is good.
Think No Evil. Think What is good.
Do No Evil, Do What is good.

Freedom is Precious: (Though we have freedom to waste or spoil any resources(money,food,paper,power,nature,water,knowledge,time) that belong to us, should try to save or preserve them. This is the real freedom that everyone should have.

Do not waste-
Do not waste money, money is God.
Do not waste food, food is God.
Do not waste paper, paper is God.
Do not spoil nature, nature is God.
Do not waste water, Water is God.
Do not waste power, power is God.
Do not waste knowledge, knowledge is God.
Do not waste time, time is God.

This is the real freedom that everyone should have.