{"id":15612,"date":"2020-06-11T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/?p=15612"},"modified":"2020-06-13T16:23:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T23:23:55","slug":"06-11-2020-freedom-with-rich-howard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/06-11-2020-freedom-with-rich-howard\/","title":{"rendered":"06\/11\/2020 \u201cFreedom\u201d with Rich Howard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/talks\/talk-20200611-rhoward-Freedom.m4a\"><\/audio><figcaption><em>To download this talk, right-click and select \u2018save audio as\u2019 or select the 3-dot menu to the right of the speaker icon.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Audio-Dharma2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8432\" width=\"100\" height=\"78\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The word \u201cfreedom\u201d means different things to different people, depending on what limits are imposed on them. Currently, many people are calling for \u201cfreedom\u201d from the public health guidelines that ask us to keep physical distance from others and not gather in large groups. The idea of \u201cfreedom\u201d in the Buddhist psychology has a very different context. For many, the aspiration for practicing meditative awareness is freedom from greed hatred and delusion, freedom from \u201csuffering.\u201d This freedom has the potential to lead to cessation, \u201cthe unshakeable liberation of mind.\u201d Let\u2019s explore some meanings of freedom, the ways recommended by the Buddha for approaching and finding freedom, and how we might apply these teachings to our current cirumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word \u201cfreedom\u201d means different things to different people, depending on what limits are imposed on them. 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