Question: Is personal freedom overrated? What is wrong with rules and accountability? Answer: Personal freedom is vastly overrated as such a thing does not exist. I know this statement goes completely against everything we believe in, and many people fought and died for “freedom” during Human history and even today. Still when we examine the … More Overrated Personal Freedom
Question: Is absolute freedom overrated? Answer: I do not think it is overrated, instead we could say it is misunderstood. In truth we do not have any freedom at all as we imagine it. After all how could anybody have any personal freedom of choice, action, decision when we all exist within a fully integrated … More The Absolutely Free Observer
Question: How would you define ‘freedom’? Answer: In order to define freedom, first we need to define what we need liberation from. The notion of freedom in itself means nothing. What is the most restrictive, overbearing thing that stops us reaching our true potential, that prevents us from solving problems? The actual tyrant we need … More Liberation From The Egoistic Self
Question: Which is more important: freedom or survival? Answer: The two are completely intertwined as without becoming free we won’t be able to survive. The question of course is: what do we need to become free from?! It is our objective proud, individualistic, selfish and egoistic nature that is killing us. It is the hateful, … More The Freedom To Survive
Question: Do we have control over the consequences of our actions? What are we responsible for? Answer: This question cuts deep into the topic of individual free choice. In truth we don’t have any individual freedom, this we are not in control over the consequences of our actions either. We are fully operated by Nature’s … More Our Free Choice Is To Let Go…
Question: Are consumer decisions heavily influenced by social psychology? Why or why not? Answer: Not only consumer decisions, but all decisions are heavily influenced by social psychology. As a very concise, scientific article (“The Freedom” by Rav Yehuda Ashlag) explains who we are is influenced by 4 factors: genetic inheritance, upbringing, education and environmental influence. … More Under Social Influence
Question: How much control does a person have over their life? Answer: Interestingly most people would say that at least to a certain degree they are in control of their lives. After all if we did not feel so we would not be able to exist! There is no conscious Human being that would be … More Happily Giving Up Control
Question: What in life made you the person you are today? Answer: As Rav Yehuda Ashlag explains in his landmark article “The Freedom”, we are comprised of 4 factors: our genetic inheritance, our upbringing, the education we received and finally the influence of the environment we actually exist in. From this we can see that … More Product Of The Environment
Question: What is an awesome thing you’ve done that you think everyone should try at least once? Answer: The most awesome thing I ever encountered was perceiving reality outside of, independent of myself, fully dissolving into the desires, viewpoints of others. There is no greater freedom than to become disconnected from self-awareness, self-concern, viewing the … More Total Freedom
Question: How important is freedom of speech in a healthy society? Answer: Obviously it is extremely important. But free speech doesn’t mean that we just shout, preach like politicians or people in London’s Hyde Park. It also doesn’t mean the popular debating style when opponents try to defeat, humiliate, convince each other, proving their own … More Learning How To Speak Freely
Entering The Force-Field 