Freedom Within A Framework

The human being is tied down to his body and he has to live according to its character and capacities.

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In life there is nothing like freedom. But where is the freedom?

A slight detour, and there are problems and illnesses. Right from birth we are tied to our relations viz. mother, father, brother, sister. We don’t live like animals. We have to take care of everybody and live with them. If we don’t do that then problems relating to relationships arise. Our own physical capacity has limitations. There are certain things that we can and cannot do at a certain age. There are only 24 hours in a day. We have to do everything within that time framework. So if one goes to see we have to live with all these limitations. Where is the freedom?

But it is not as if we are tied up with strings. Freedom has been explained very well in the field of music. In Indian classical music, there is Raag Bhupali. The 5 musical notes of this Raag are Sa Re Ga Pa Dha Sa (ascent);