What is True Freedom?

[@VampliFyer]

Freedom is the ability to fully embrace all things in our lives as absolutely temporary. I suffered from chronic depression from age 16 until the age of 35. I read many books, went to therapy, tried medications, changed my diet, changed my religion (several times), to no avail. I still felt a great sense of emptiness, a lack of being fully present in the here and now, and deeply sad...almost always. What finally helped me was when I realized I didn't want to spend my entire life chasing things and feelings. I simply wanted to BE--whatever that meant in the moment--and BE accepting of it without the need nor desire to critique it. It _was_ it is no more yet I still _AM_ . ALL is fleeting. The need and/or desire to relentlessly chase or hold so very tightly to what is impermanent is futile. Now I simply allow everything to flow as I observe them as the mere bystander that I am. I am not happy. I am deeply content, and have never been more grateful. R.E.D. 9/5/24

[@cristinaautora111]

"I am free from the need to be free", love this Mr. Foster. Thank you!

[@phuong8028]

Hello, Mr. Jeff. This is Phuong from Vietnam. Your videos are very helpful. They have helped me a lot when I reached my tough time. Thank you so much for your good work because they do really help. I hope you and your family are getting well now. Best wishes!❤🙏

[@steph4160]

Jeff, I comment on every video that you’re exactly what I need to see and hear, in this moment. You are a breath of fresh air to my aching heart, mind and soul. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please keep making these videos. ❤🙏❤ I need you. We need you. The World needs you.

[@ruthespy1576]

Yes! Beautiful. Thank you!

[@TheEarthsAngels]

Thank you for your work Jeff! I truly appreciate you 🙏🧠♥️☮️🌎💯

[@pamchesler242]

Ty Jeff…great advice “What you resist persists” It is the exact opposite of what we learned…. I do not believe in my lifetime that my parents or my teachers were intentionally trying to teach us the exact opposite, but then the ego takes control and when we become aware that we need to change our way of thinking then we make these changes and it’s very difficult because you have to unlearn and relearn what your truth is… Freedom is allowing yourself to be who you genuinely are and that is up to you what feels genuine to you no more holding back feelings as if they were something that were damaging to you, which is what I believed I learned I don’t think it was intentional what I was told. It was very damaging unintentionally …

[@jimmyjammyjohnson]

Thank you Jeff. It is fascinating.

[@bethhayes1]

Freedom to allow everything to just be as it is.

[@sachingoth]

TOTAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE MOMENT

[@cjs7591]

한국에서 보고있습니다 한국에 출판된 책을 읽고 유튜브도 시청중입니다. 영어가 부족해서 대략 알아들었는데 이렇게 친절하게 자막을 달아주셔서 너무 감사합니다~

[@kareemmohammed5270]

resonates, much appreciated Jeff.

[@elaineroddy9958]

A “freeing” idea😊. Thank you so much

[@PerspicaciousMon]

Only in ourselves and our own minds can we truly free ourselves from anything that isn't for us.

[@vegetablepolice1]

life is true freedom enlightenment is this moments . everything is welcome at the lighthouse

[@facettendererleuchtung6836]

Yes the freedom from becomes the freedom to. That's the whole point of awareness, to embody itself in the form. But at some point in the journey the jump into pure awareness and nothingness have to take place. Otherwise it's capacity to embody itself is limited. Because it's impossible to untie the deepest existential knots in the subconsciousness without the experience of dying into the unknown. The misunderstanding was that it is about staying "there" as cosmic consciousness or even nothing. That can become a trick of the mind and a dissociation from oneself. But this whole journey is much to much for most seekers in this life. And the Kundalini and trauma healing process can get extremely terrible for years for some people. But thanks for coming back with your new understanding instead of staying with the standard nonduality message.❤

[@agnesbonnet4136]

We are free and totally safe. Totally!

[@simitha6035]

I love that!

[@DjediVibrations]

You have Freedom to explore the U-inverse which is just as beautiful as the Universe and as enlightening! Free yourself of your trauma your ancestors trauma and be the being of light and love we were always meant to be!

[@Nothining]

Is trauma also not always and already U(niverse)? Begs the question do U the ocean need to "free" Yourself from the inseperable waves like trauma? In other words, your trauma is allowed to be here my friend, same goes for your desire to get rid of the trauma if you are feeling that. Totally understandable as well!

[@DjediVibrations]

@@Nothining duality is awakening until we free ourselves of the trauma tho they will be the thing that blocks said enlightenment as it dominates the thoughts. There is no place for fear in true enlightenment.

[@Advayaholistic]

wow this is profound ❤

[@emilobe]

"Not all who break their chains are free" (Gotthold Ephraim Lessing)

[@tony714keene]

True freedom is a habit whatever it is that stops for life

[@sampoornamkannan]

Freedom from one's ego-self.

[@sudeerbabug9934]

Wonderful insight as always, ❤❤❤

[@AnhNguyen-pt2wc]

The Ocean allow freedom to the waves to appear and disappear.

[@Gaurav.P0]

Wow❤

[@robbiepeterh]

The hair - was good, became great, now is biblical.

[@rehone]

A greater freedom, surely, is to be able to choose whether to focus on, or indulge in emotional thought or not. Otherwise, simply reversing the need to escape it is just a type of coping mechanism.

[@Nirmalaadi]

~ Właśnie tak ~

[@lazerlloyd1]

Excellent down to earth Advaita

[@abbefromru]

And I'm also free to escape sometimes. Thank you!

[@Maquinamusical333]

🙂

[@patricia-sz1kj]

If thought comes first, it automatically creates an emotion? I personally can’t feel an emotion without thinking about something first. What’s your experience and thoughts on this?

[@Gaurav.P0]

Allow your thoughts and emotions to flow freely. Just be aware of it.

[@Nothining]

I don't know what Jeff thinks. But if I would go on the ocean and waves metaphor. You don't know where the first drop starts and last drop ends. It is all flowing together as one, so there is no real start or beginning. So sometimes it might feel like it starts with thoughts, sometimes with emotions. All good in here!

[@NowsNu]

yes, the ocean is already the waves...

[@nickibinski]

I was just contemplating Freedom this morning shortly before this video was posted. what does it mean to be free? to fully Express what is here. Without limitations of social talk self talk mind talk...just be, feel, fly.

[@benjamindsouza6736]

Wow! That was great!! Now you're talking like the Buddha!🙏🤍🙏

[@johnnoughty7944]

Being vs Becoming. One problem is Becoming wanting to enter Being.

[@youssefalaoui4286]

Becoming is evolution and tainted with sorrow. The point is to be free from becoming by understanding that it is all mechanical. Every thought and every sensation felt is mechanical and belongs to body and mind.

[@jakobzeimetz4035]

This is who jim carrey listens to. His google job is writer. This guy has never felt a hard time.

[@JOEYDEEZ369]

When your mind feels free (stupid spellcheck) from ALL thought disabling constraints… yeh.. that right there be the meaning of true freedom bubba.. well at least in my blessed scared opinion anyways !! You’re welcome… Cheers & Ciao ;)’

[@johnattallah2087]

You actually says learn to enjoy the prison! If you didn't understand that you are a spiritual creature you will never understood your need to God to free your spirit from the realm of darkness.. Jesus came together our spirits Free!

[@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc]

You got nothing dude 😂