The concept of freedom includes many aspects: free will, social freedom, philosophical questions. In this article, I will touch only on the psychological concept of freedom.

What is inner freedom? What prevents you from acting in accordance with your desires and needs, and what to do about it?

inner freedom- this is the ability of a person to make a conscious choice in various situations, which is determined by his needs, his understanding of what is needed. This choice should be based on awareness and be only your own. It seems to me that the best films or books (there is a rating) are united by the desire for inner freedom. When the hero, despite the obstacles, takes an important step in harmony with himself.

Sometimes inner freedom is associated with detachment, indifference to what is happening around. It is rather a psychological defense, ignoring, avoiding problems, rejection of what surrounds, inability to adapt and interact. A person needs emotional contact for happiness - this is his basic need. This means that avoiding such contact cannot be a blessing, no matter how sophisticated individualism justifies it.

There are no independent people. Everyone has obligations. Being internally free does not mean ignoring your obligations towards others. Conscious necessity compels them to follow. The desire to give back the money that he borrowed coincides with an inner conviction and does not limit inner freedom in any way.

But there are things that are not accepted internally, introjects received in various ways from other people that have not become their own beliefs. Most often they are from childhood from parents or other significant people. They dictate how to act or react in different situations. And then a person, like a robot, is programmed for reactions and actions. He wants to do it differently, but something (usually unconscious) prevents this. It's like someone else is doing it for him. He does not choose and does not have inner freedom.

Mom tells her daughter - stay at home, there are many dangers and bad people on the street. So she is saved from her fears for her daughter. School, institute, only the most necessary communication. The daughter successfully carries out this installation, and by the age of twenty she does not know how to communicate at all, she is afraid of being among people. She is dependent on this life scenario, it leaves her no choice, limits her inner freedom.

There are such restrictions in the life of every person:

• the framework of morality, imposed from the outside and not accepted internally,
• parental "don'ts" are like red flags you can't jump over,
• addictions, with the help of which psychological trauma is recouped,
• traditions,
• false beliefs,
• fears...

You can not do it this way. And why, exactly? Maybe this is someone else's "no"?
The more restrictions - the less internal freedom.

Often such a limiter is a comparison:
The neighbor has more money, he is cooler.
My friend has a better figure.
I know less, I will not be accepted in this company.
Comparison takes a lot of energy. A person is constrained, shy, if he considers himself worse - or arrogant, aggressive, if the other seems weaker. However, the opposite also happens. The main thing is that the motives of behavior are controlled by their own complexes. It doesn't matter what others say or think. They are basically concerned with the same thing. The main thing is internal harmony.

Sometimes interests overlap and a compromise needs to be found. My freedom ends where another's freedom begins. You have to get along somehow. A free person respects someone else's personal space, because for him it is a value.

It is easier for an adult to defend his rights. But parents are not chosen. Children have to pay for their mistakes in education. The mother decides to fully devote herself to raising her son, sacrificing her personal life - and for the son to properly adapt in the world, a harmoniously developed adult is needed nearby, and not a victim. The tyrant father suppresses the will of the child, deprives him of independence - as a result, the ability to hear himself and make decisions does not develop. Yes, the starting conditions are different, but everything can be overcome, if there is a desire.

The importance that is sometimes attached to actions in life can interfere with the decision. A young woman realizes that she does not want to live with her partner, they are just completely different. In addition, she endures physical and psychological abuse, and the situation does not change for a long time. Divorce is the only reasonable step. But divorce is too serious a step for her. Behind this is the false belief that marriage must be done once and for life. Her grandmother told her about this, raising her finger and very significantly. Without taking this step for many years, she suffers, depriving herself of possible happiness, losing precious time of her life that cannot be returned. Every day is unique.

Dependence lies on the other pole of freedom. Dependence on someone else's opinion fetters, reduces the number of behavior options. "Everyone does it, it's customary, and you should." It is very difficult to overcome this imposed from the outside. Advertising hammers in the choice of goods, services, even people.
You need to dress like this - it's fashionable.
The car must be expensive - this is an image.
You need to relax in the Maldives - it's prestigious.
Is it necessary for a particular individual? The flow of information is overwhelming. It is worth listening to yourself, understanding your true needs, making your own choice. This is inner freedom.

The smoker is addicted to the cigarette and as long as he smokes he has no choice whether to smoke or not. But there is a choice to quit smoking. The fewer dependencies, the more options to choose from. The smoker in the break will go to smoke, while the non-smoker has different options. The first step to overcoming any addiction is admitting it. By getting rid of addictions, you expand your space of inner freedom.

Sometimes it seems that there is no reasonable solution. This is the result of the work of internal "taboos". Search activity helps a lot here - active behavior to find a solution in the face of uncertainty in the result. There is always a choice: accept the lack of a solution or continue searching for it. Inner freedom presupposes the existence of a choice, which means that if you put up with it, then there is no more freedom.

"Success is the movement from failure to failure
without losing enthusiasm.
W. Churchill (Nobel laureate in literature, by the way).

All great accomplishments include a phase of failure. But search activity sooner or later leads to the achievement of results. Without it, inner freedom is limited.

Inner freedom, like freedom in general, requires courage, as it implies responsibility for one's life. For many people, this is an unbearable burden. E. Fromm writes about this in his book with the telling title "Escape from Freedom".

Freedom implies responsibility. These concepts are inseparable. It's easy to be irresponsible. There is no need to make decisions if you trust a god, a ruler, a wife, or a neighbor. Then you can just go with the flow, nothing depends on yourself, you don’t have to answer for yourself, and there’s no need to talk about any freedom. Yes, and I don’t need it - someone will say - and so it’s normal. And that is also a choice. To each his own.

Some decisions are easy, others cannot take a step without evaluating this step from all sides. It seems to them that they must certainly take this step correctly. However, there is no objectively right or wrong for a person., if we are not talking about moving towards dependencies. He is both an object and a subject at the same time. Any external view is superficial.

From the outside, it seems that a successful doctor who suddenly quit a prestigious clinic and began to make and sell dolls has committed an absurd act. But if you consider that she dreamed about it all her life, and entered the medical institute at the insistence of her parents, then the picture changes. Now she is finally doing what she loves and enjoys it every day.

It is difficult to find and comprehend your limiters, but the process is greatly facilitated and accelerated if you can successfully deal with at least one. There is an experience of success that gives rise to confidence. To circumnavigate the globe, one must take the first step, says Chinese wisdom. Thus, "squeezing the slave out of oneself drop by drop", the space of inner freedom is born.

Isn't that why we feel joy when someone overcomes his limiter before our eyes and makes a free choice? A classic example: the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" where the final episode is a symbol of a breakthrough to inner freedom. Such moments give rise to experiences that help to rethink the episodes of one's own life, giving a special, incomparable feeling of flight, insight, a sense of one's success.

A person who has inner freedom is characterized by a light, perhaps slightly ironic attitude to life, and also a sense of humor. Remember the phrase of internally free Munchausen:

I understand what your problem is. You are too serious.
A smart face is not yet a sign of intelligence, gentlemen.
All stupid things on Earth are done with this facial expression.
Smile, gentlemen! Smile...

A free person lives in harmony with himself. He does his favorite job, he goes home with pleasure, because a person close to him is waiting for him there, he can change his life if something goes wrong. He has a space of choice - inner freedom. There are such? Of course there is, and there is always something to strive for.

In the world, not everything is in the hands of man, life is finite, there are tragic accidents. Sorrow and loss cannot be avoided, and the happy also weep. It is an existential given, it cannot be changed. But within your life there is always a choice. Inner freedom brings you closer to the understanding of your destiny, allows you to feel the world in its entirety, this is finding yourself real.

Good day, dear readers of my blog! Breathe deeply, realize your desires and realize them. Make decisions without being influenced by others and allow yourself to be yourself while staying true to your identity and belonging. The ability to make a choice and be responsible for it, without blaming or punishing oneself for mistakes and imperfections - this is what the inner freedom of a person means.

How do restrictions appear?

Opinion of others

Have you noticed how much energy young children have? With what excitement and interest do they live every day? And the thing is that they are spontaneous and do not stop themselves in their desires. Until they grow up, because caring parents and strangers begin to teach them the norms of behavior. Often, according to my observations, it looks like this: "Don't do this, otherwise everyone will laugh at you now." And the kid who heard the groovy music at the bus stop has to stop dancing to the beat, because it's embarrassing and those around him will look at him, and even laugh.

And then, already in adulthood, he will stop doing a whole bunch of things that, in his opinion, will attract attention to him, after which he will definitely be very ashamed. For example, to offer at the meeting your idea on how to increase sales in order to have a chance to advance in your career, or to approach the girl you like ... A lot of things, because the fear of condemnation and depreciation will live inside.

This process is called introjection. This is the most basic enemy, because of which there is no freedom. That is, beliefs, norms of behavior, priorities, etc., which we did not come to on our own, but by adopting from others, significant people for ourselves, even whom we hate. After all, then their image sits deep inside, and we are used to using it in any life circumstances. Signs can also be attributed to introjects.

For example, a woman does not take care of herself during pregnancy, that is, she does not do makeup, does not dye her hair, etc., because there is a sign that prohibits this process. And then a very wonderful time, when, in theory, a woman blossoms, carrying a child under her heart, becomes unbearable for her and not as beautiful as it seemed. She hates her reflection in the mirror, and is waiting for the moment when she finally gives birth and can feel attractive again.

Bad experience

It also arises due to some bad experience that is deposited in the subconscious. In moments similar to the previous situation, there is a feeling of fear, confusion. After living through a traumatic experience, a person can generally close in on himself, not risking showing up and trying to block emotions so as not to feel pain. In this case, some part of the personality is blocked and becomes unfree. For example, after violence, a woman is afraid to show her femininity and sexuality, she experiences tension in the presence of men, and sometimes even aggression. What kind of inner freedom, then, can we talk about when there are such weighty restrictions?

Often we stop ourselves for fear of ruining relationships. The difference between a free and not free person here is one, the first one makes a conscious choice. For example, without telling the boss your opinion about him, because he understands what consequences this will entail. But the second one is from good breeding, after all, they are not rude to seniors, and in general, because it is disturbing for a person to tell the truth in person, and then he will tolerate injustice, allow himself to be taken advantage of, without attempting to look for a more worthy job with adequate bosses.

Not accepting yourself

A serious problem, which is very restrictive in presenting yourself to the world, is not accepting yourself as you are. Some qualities, body parts, personal characteristics, life history ... As a result, low self-esteem appears. Against its background, there will be a constant unconscious comparison of oneself with others, and not at all with positive conclusions. Once in the company of more successful people, a person who has many internal restrictions will not feel comfortable. He will try not to stick out and seem invisible.

Many women do not accept their body as it is. Dreaming of losing weight, changing, and having the idea that the outer shell plays the most important role in life, and that after these changes everything will get better and become different. But, having lost weight, they rarely feel the expected happiness, because inside they have remained the same. What kind of woman will attract more male attention to herself, who is beautiful, but very constrained, squeezed, avoiding communication and too tense? Or who, for example, is overweight, but at the same time energetic, free and enjoying life?

Fear of the unknown

Some people have a fear of the unknown, when it's uncomfortable, when things don't go according to plan, when it becomes necessary to adapt. Therefore, such individuals control, or at least try to control, not only the lives of loved ones, but also circumstances. And this, as you know, is impossible. And not only they suffer from this, but also those who are controlled.

For example, a completely natural fear of losing a child turns into torture. When a mother gives up her personal life, guarding her son, not giving him freedom and checking every step. She suffers both from anxiety and the inability to live, enjoying, satiating and fulfilling her needs. The son will also suffer, who feels in a vice, not also having the opportunity to live as he wants and gain experience by trial and error.

Finding freedom first of all begins with the realization that you are responsible not only for your life, but also for its quality. Therefore, you should not try to be "good" and please everyone, sacrificing your own interests, or expect a "good wizard" who will appear and change everything. Therefore, if something happens that makes you unhappy, consider whether it is worth to endure further, or still take the risk and try in a different way.

You can take a leaf, divide it into two columns. In one write down the cons and consequences if you leave everything as it is, well, for example, without getting divorced or quitting. What is fraught with and what will it lead to over time. And in the second column, write risks, fears and fantasies about how everything will change and what will happen if you risk changing something in life that you don’t like. And if you make a decision that you leave everything as it is, this will be your conscious choice.

For example, I stay with my alcoholic husband because I value those moments when he is sober, and this is my choice. Then I will not look like a victim and wonder how to find happiness, then I am a free person who knows what he is doing and why.

2. Dependencies

Dependence partially deprives us of the right to choose, limiting our actions and opportunities in general. On the path of self-development, this is a significant obstacle that will prevent you from breathing deeply and boldly declaring that you are a free, conscious person. I recommend reading a few articles that I devoted to this particular topic: "" , and

3.Settings

So, the Xs raised their children, instilling the value of getting an education, and in their era it really was the key to a successful life, until perestroika broke out. And if earlier this introject worked, now it is possible to earn a million even without obtaining a diploma. The main thing is to believe in yourself and not stop in front of obstacles. But in order to please their parents, many unknowingly go to universities, doing something completely different from what they want and spend whole years in vain before they find themselves.

By the way, examples of such people are described in the article . Therefore, explore also the degree of influence of other people's opinions. Thinking about why you or for whom you make any decisions that relate specifically to your life.

4.Real me

To increase the level of inner freedom, you need to really look at yourself. You know that there are no ideal people, just as there are no completely insignificant ones. In some ways we are good, but in some ways others manage to prove themselves better. And here you should understand your pluses and minuses, not scolding, being ashamed and punishing, but accepting so different. I don’t know how to repair cars, so I don’t climb to disassemble them. But I am well versed in computers, so I help even my friends with them.

And exactly the same with appearance, qualities, etc. The main thing is our attitude to something. If I do not demand too much from myself, being able to enjoy what I have and use it correctly, then I can safely say that I am a free person.

Conclusion

That's all for today, dear readers! I wish you the disclosure of personal potential, inspiration and strength on the way to yourself and self-knowledge. Do not forget to subscribe to the blog to be aware of new interesting information that will help in self-development. Good luck and accomplishments!

Inner freedom is a state when, under any circumstances, we choose what is good and suitable for us. And the mirror of our freedom is relationships with other people. How to free your soul from negativity that limits inner freedom and learn to be happy? Let's talk about this today with Angela Kharitonova, a practical psychologist.

I am a serious person, I work, I have a wife and a son. In a day I manage to do so much, change my mind, go through so much that I come home squeezed out like a lemon. And here I need to check my son’s lessons, watch the news, I worry about everything that is happening in our country and in the world, prepare for the next working day - thoughts do not let go for a minute. Now many people are talking about inner freedom, joy from life, about hobbies, traveling ... How can you carelessly flutter and enjoy life in our time, when you literally live according to a schedule, you only allocate 6 hours for sleep? What kind of freedom are we talking about?

Peter, 43 years old, Tula.

Probably, we cannot be 100% independent of circumstances, living in society, having a job and a family, but our inner freedom can approach this figure. The question is how much a person needs this freedom. Many people like to be dependent on someone, on various circumstances, because then you can not take responsibility for your life, you can complain, suffer, suffer - and life will seem full. But in this case it is filled with negative emotions, stereotypes and dogmas, as if a person carries a huge backpack with bricks and is afraid to throw them away, because he considers them necessary. What kind of lightness and freedom can we talk about here? Inner freedom is when we discard the beliefs that we created 10-20 years ago and live according to the call of the heart. When we consciously choose emotions and states, we do not judge ourselves or others, we do not divide people and events into good and bad, when we stop thinking only about ourselves. Many live in a constant desire to "be", "appear", "fit", which makes them terribly unfree.

Why do we need freedom?

For many, freedom is associated with permissiveness. Freedom is needed not for this, but to live your own (not someone else's!) life, experience inspiration and live creatively, joyfully, in order to be happy and share happiness with others. Imagine the world as a single organism, where each person is a cell that receives nourishment from this large organism and serves it. The world cannot be perfect, but the world, like a person, is just and right. If we are free, we can live in unison with this "organism", take the energy of inspiration from it and do the right things. And feel contentment and happiness from it.

How to get rid of negative conditions

We should not assume that our reaction to events is predetermined and we have no choice. For example, we are told something unpleasant - we feel resentment or anger, we lose some thing - we inevitably worry. And few people know that we can choose our emotions and states, we can give up resentment, anger, etc. These reactions are just a habit. But you can break any habit and form a new one. First, first find a few life beliefs for yourself that will help you relate to people and events in a different way. Any life events are always needed for something, always reasonable, we just do not immediately understand their meaning. Therefore, do not be disappointed if something did not happen the way we wanted: the plans of the Universe are always wiser than ours. Second - just make a choice in any situation, how you react. Even if you have already begun to experience negativity, you have the opportunity to change everything at any second. And when you learn to control your emotions, you will have a special taste of life. You will automatically choose joy, happiness, harmony, gratitude, love, and you will no longer be able to choose negativity. You will be free from a huge heavy burden.

How to get rid of intrusive thoughts

Negative thoughts immediately lead to negative emotions. They thought something bad - the emotion automatically turned on. To prevent this from happening, learn not to take all thoughts seriously. There are important thoughts, there are empty ones, about everything and nothing, but there are harmful ones. Harmful ones usually arise when we hang some labels on ourselves, people and events, divide everything into black and white and become not free in behavior. Try to be different, expand your range of behavior. Learn not to judge people. Nobody! It's none of our business, really. Do the same with events. Something good can come out of something bad, and vice versa. Accept life as it is. Life speaks to us in the language of events, and each is needed for something. Observe events, research them, learn from them, but don't judge. By learning to accept everything as it is, you will become even more free.

How to get rid of limiting beliefs

Often limiting beliefs begin with “I (shouldn’t)”, “I never/I always”, “I can’t/can’t”, “right/wrong”. Watch your thoughts. Perhaps some of the beliefs are no longer relevant to you, but you still follow them. Write down your beliefs on paper and analyze. Replace the word “should” with the word “want”, if it doesn’t work out, then it’s time to change your belief! Ask yourself questions: “Is this really true?”, “Always?”, “Could it have been different?”, “When did I have this belief?”, “Is it relevant now?”. Reevaluate your beliefs. And the more beliefs you soften or abandon altogether, the better. This does not mean that you will become irresponsible, just that you will be able to act adequately to the circumstances. I'll give you an example. A frequently ill child, for whom his parents were worried, put a label “I am in poor health” on himself. And now he is 40 years old, except for acute respiratory infections and the flu, he was not sick with anything, but he is still convinced of his poor health and panics at the slightest runny nose. Or - a guy in adolescence formed the belief "girls don't like me." The “guy” is already 35, he is a courageous handsome man, he has a good job, but his personal life has not yet worked out - low self-esteem and distrust of women have played a role.

If you let go of negative thoughts and emotions and limiting beliefs, you are free! And, believe me, they will definitely be replaced by joy, happiness, inspiration, love of life.

Independence and the desire to be yourself. These topics worried me all my youth and all my subsequent life… Freedom?!? Where are you? When will I be free and happy?

I fought for everything I could: for the freedom to have my own opinion, for freedom from restrictions and rules, while creating new rules and frameworks for myself ... I fought ... With whom? With what? With windmills invented by me, I fought, in fact, with myself ... With my desire to live, to desire, to love, to be here on Earth, just to live ...

I fought for freedom, not realizing my true freedom, limiting myself in this freedom, constantly focusing on an illusory lack of freedom ... Such discord occurs when we refuse to recognize responsibility for our lives and do not want to honestly look inside ourselves.

Living with my mind, like Don Quixote, I fought with windmills, thinking that freedom is in external conditions and in order to be happy it is important to change these conditions and then the long-awaited feeling of freedom and joy will come ... And so, in my zeal and resistance, I reached to the very edge, when my mind was quiet and inner devastation came ...

There is a state of surrender and a desire to feel compassion and love for yourself.

Love for myself… This was the beginning of my freedom… Freedom was for love, not for struggle. And it was for me to open up to a new feeling of love, love for myself, love for life, love for my manifestations and desires, for my body and all my choices ... And this became the shortest way to realize freedom within myself!

I have finally discovered my new freedom. She didn't have to fight anymore! It turned out that she was always inside me. I happily began to dive into myself and discover inner treasures and diamonds! It became easier and easier, and the feeling of inner freedom settled in my heart forever, or rather, I just remembered what it is to be free, revealing many images and getting to know everything in life anew in immersion in THAT.

What is freedom now for me:

• Freedom to choose what thoughts, feelings, states to live as your experience.
• The freedom to accept the freedom of choice of other people.
• Freedom to be yourself. Show your individuality and charisma, allowing other people to express their uniqueness and uniqueness.
• The freedom to be honest with yourself and others.
• Freedom to realize responsibility for your life and the realization of all your desires.
• Freedom to live from the heart! Be spontaneous and flexible and accept life as it is!
• Freedom to love yourself. Respect and recognize yourself as different.
• Freedom to live in the present. Let go of your past by accepting the benefit and value of all your past actions with gratitude.

“This is all wonderful,” you say, “but what if you are up to your neck in the lack of freedom and limitations of the mind and society, where to start now?”

5 steps to inner freedom from anywhere in life

• 1. Any experience we live begins with a decision to live this experience, with a choice, even an unconscious one, but a personal choice. Therefore, the first is decide to live a free and happy life! Allow yourself this at the level of feelings. With the help of this you can do it comfortably and easily.
• 2. Reflect on how honest I am with myself on various issues. Honesty is a powerful tool for all your transformations and improvements.
• 3. Freedom = responsibility for your life. Responsibility is the wings of freedom and joy in our life. Start taking more and more responsibility for your life every day and give yourself time. This is a process. Be patient and compassionate with yourself.

The habitual way of thinking will sometimes return, and here it is important to smile, accept your feelings without hanging in them, and switch to choose new thoughts that inspire you. I know for myself, feeling free, you understand that you can move mountains! After all, by taking responsibility for a particular situation, you automatically recognize your power to change it!

• 4. Reflect on your energy unity with the world and see the relationship of your inner state with what you have and receive from life. Everything always comes from the inside out.

It is not easy to admit that if a neighbor swears at you or the key is broken in the keyhole, this is a continuation of your internal state and discontent ... However, honestly admitting that it is you who create everything in your universe, you turn your attention inward and begin to consciously choose thoughts and feelings like the building blocks of your life. You are the builder of everything around!

• 5. Only out of love for yourself, make all the new actions and all the choices that will allow you to anchor your results and intentions in the physical world.

Go in for sports, dance, enjoy sex, read inspiring books, participate in trainings and communicate with interesting people, and just live, living each of your experiences, realizing the freedom of your choices in all manifestations of life!

Remember, you are the most important person in your life.

And the quality and content of your biographical novel depends only on you! The feeling of inner freedom is your natural state, which can be simply remembered as the truth within oneself.

New streams will start soon in 2017. These powerful courses have already led hundreds of people to their inner freedom and a new standard of living! January 10th we start! Join the happy participants in your life!

What is true inner freedom? What does she give? Our reader shared his amazing experience of realizing this feeling.

“Twelve years ago, while reading a book by K. Castaneda¹, I became interested in the concept of “freedom”. Below I will tell you about my first out-of-body experience of realizing what true inner freedom is.

Unexpected exit to the astral plane!

“I wanted to check what I read in the books for myself. Daily attempts paid off - I found my hands in a dream and turned them over, looking at every detail, thereby entering a lucid dream².

After the appearance of vibration in the navel area, I was simply thrown out of this state into another, more real than it was before. I stood in the hallway in surprise. "How did I get here, and what am I doing here?" - a thought arose.

What is the astral world like?

“I decided to go back to the bedroom and go back to bed. Passing by the sleeping wife to my half of the bed, I saw myself sleeping next to her. At that very moment, I became aware of myself standing in the opposite place, looking at myself. I could not understand who I was, but I knew that now I am awake and watching from the sidelines.

I examined my sleeping body, not fully understanding what had happened. I wanted to turn on the light, but after I saw myself, I could no longer move my legs - I was so shocked by what was happening.

I floated in the air, swaying from side to side. Clumsily flying to the switch, I extended my hand to it. As it turned out, it was impossible to turn on the light - my fingers went through the wall.

When I thought about my own body, I began to get sucked somewhere. The picture of what was happening began to grow cloudy, and I opened my eyes in the space familiar to us. All the memories were very vivid, and it was not a dream. It was reality, but different.”

"Death is not!"

“After the first out-of-body experience, there were other exits from the body. I must say that in the course of astral travel, consciousness changes and sometimes it is very difficult to distinguish a different reality from the usual⁵.

After the experience of awareness, I realized that "there is no death." We don't die, we just move from one state to another."

The experience of inner silence

“And yet I wanted to realize something more - what is inner freedom, and is it possible in the physical body. Lucid dreaming experiences are just one of the possibilities, but they are by no means all of them.

Somehow, in Eckhart Tolle's book The Power of Now, I found a technique that allows you to stop the internal dialogue and achieve inner freedom. Not to depend on thoughts, to control them in our physical reality - this is the true freedom of man.

The experience of inner silence that happened to me at work, which is associated with moving around the city.

The essence of the technique was to feel yourself from the inside. Doing this process every day during various activities, I somehow felt that the flow of thoughts stopped.

What is inner freedom?

“I realized that I hear the singing of all the birds at the same time, and also feel the movements of each arm and leg separately. I saw everything that was around me, I knew what was happening behind my back.

On the way, I made eye contact with a dog lying in the area near the house. We understood each other without any words or movements. The dialogue was short. The dog told me:

“Well, how are you?”

I replied:

- "Fine!"

I have met this dog before, but the telepathic connection between us was established for the first time.

At that moment, I entered an altered state of consciousness and realized that everything is alive, even trees and grass. I felt a sense of unity with the whole world.

The whole space was saturated with calm and silence. There was an indescribable joy inside the body.

Overwhelmed with excitement, I couldn't hold on to this wonderful experience any longer than I wanted to.

After this amazing experience of awareness, I realized that true freedom is different from the understanding we are used to. Freedom does not depend on situations, things, people or other external manifestations, it depends on our thinking.

Constant internal dialogue prevents us from seeing the true reality. By working in this direction, we can achieve an amazing state that will give us much more than all material goods.

Richard Rauser

Notes and feature articles for a deeper understanding of the material

¹ Carlos Cesar Salvador Araña Castaneda is an American writer and anthropologist, ethnographer, thinker of esoteric orientation and mystic, author of 12 volumes of best-selling books devoted to the exposition of the shamanic teachings of the Yaqui Indian don Juan Matus (