Zen, Yoga, Gurdjieff: Lee's Gurdjieff Newsletter

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Love and Freedom, Part I

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Sep 08, 2020
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The word free is originally from a Sanskrit root, pri, meaning love.

I hear folks talk about freedom all the time; we look at ourselves and our inner work and we proclaim it’s about becoming "free," without truly understanding what that word means or even thinking about it. 

Free = good, right? End of story. Wave the flag.

Who thinks of freedom as being lo…

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