"In the West, there's a myth that freedom……" — Jack Kornfield

In the West, there's a myth that freedom means free expression-that to… - Jack Kornfield

"In the West, there's a myth that freedom means free expression-that to follow all desires wherever they take one is true freedom. In fact, as one serves the mind, one sees that following desires, attractions, and repulsions is not at all freedom, but is a kind of bondage. A mind filled with desires and grasping inevitably entails great suffering. Freedom is not to be gained through the ability to perform certain external actions. True freedom is an inward state of being. Once it is attained, no situation in the world can bind one or limit one's freedom."

— Jack Kornfield

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