Living Independence: The Art of Self-Governance and Self-Reliance
Living Independence: The Art of Self-Governance and Self-Reliance Real independence is the self-rule and self-dependence. In spirituality, independence is viewed as freedom from conditioning and externalities. Currently, the independence day in India has bee politicised through new slogans, catch phrases, campaigns, externalities, tokenism, show offs by politicians, it is no more a national and public festival. In spirituality, all externalized and ritualized celebrations in the name of independence are new fetters and systems of control. Here is a non-poem that describes independence from the point view of spirituals. You gain independence When you undo Your social conditioning Based on competition And material progress To nurture your ego ~*~ You gain independence When you rise Above-n-beyond senses By shunning gratifications To live life that’s Ever spotless clean ~*~ You gain independence When you make right choices Through free will That’s value based Beyond the traps of mate...