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cally conditioned socio-political expression of religion, and the universal core of religion, which is called pure religion. The universal values of pure religion can selfexpress themselves in a non-dual frame of mind spectrum, hence in this sense, pure religion and spirituality are synonymous. Both are concerned in finding out the truth of the wholeness of life.
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Freedom: All plants and animals are environment and closed to the Absolute. of man, the cultural belief structure is also open to the environment and closed to the Absolute. It implies that man's living is on the same pattern as plants and animals. This suggests that all that mind-brain system has accumulated through years after years, through centuries are worthless. This led to conditioning of the subjective nature of man. The dynamics of the cultural belief structure makes the mind repetitive and mechanical, so it decreases its sensitivity, lowers the level of expression of consciousness. It enhances disorder of the system, so it leads to a great deal of misery, confusion and sorrow. Every activity of the cultural belief structure leads to destruction.
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Disorder constructs fetters and suppresses freedom. It makes the mind stupid due to its repetitive action. Freedom cannot exist without order. Freedom and order are inseparable. Freedom of mind comes into being when there is no fear, when the mind has no desire to show off and is not intriguing for power. position and prestige. Such a mind is free from traditions, which is habit for. ming or mechanical dynamics of the mind. The mind. must be free to be creative, free to think, free to love. One who has a free mind is a true human being
Physics tells us that freedom comes when the dynamics of cultural belief structure or thought-time is transcended. Freedom, liberty, the independence to express and to do what one's consciousness dictates are the most important characteristics in life. Freedom comes when
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