True Freedom

The Buddha said that true freedom doesn’t come from doing whatever you want, but comes from one’s ability to not be influenced by what one wants or doesn’t want.

The path to true freedom lies in freeing yourself from desire. The root of desire is karma, one’s habits of mind.

You will enjoy true freedom when you are freed from your own habits of mind.

-Ven. Pomnyun Sunim

Illustration by MaSeol