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Freedom is not a reaction; freedom is not
choice. It is man’s pretence that because he has
choice he is free. Freedom is pure observation
without direction, without fear of punishment
and reward. Freedom is without motive; free-
dom is not at the end of the evolution of man but
lies in the first step of his existence. In observa-
tion one begins to discover the lack of freedom.
Freedom is found in the choiceless awareness of
our daily existence and activity.
Thought is time. Thought is born of expe-
rience and knowledge, which are inseparable
from time and the past. Time is the psycho-
logical enemy of man. Our action is based on
knowledge and therefore time, so man is always
a slave to the past. Thought is ever limited and
so we live in constant conflict and struggle.
There is no psychological evolution. When
man becomes aware of the movement of his
own thoughts, he will see the division between
the thinker and thought, the observer and the
observed, the experiencer and the experience.
He will discover that this division is an illusion.
Then only is there pure observation which is
insight without any shadow of the past or of
time. This timeless insight brings about a deep,
radical mutation in the mind.
Total negation is the essence of the positive.
When there is negation of all those things that
thought has brought about psychologically, only
then is there love, which is compassion and
intelligence.
London, 21 October 1980