Freedom Quotes

The most fought-for idea in human history, explored by those who won it, lost it, and fought to keep it.

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"Those who abandon themselves to God's will discover the greatest freedom."
Francis of Assisi
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"Freedom is found not in the absence of constraint but in the presence of purpose."
Francis of Assisi
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"Freedom is not something you achieve, it is something you recognize."
Mooji
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"The sense of 'I' is the only real prison."
Mooji
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"Freedom means living without the burden of the past."
Mooji
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"Your freedom is your greatest power."
Mooji
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"The more you own, the more it owns you."
Henri Nouwen
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"The paradox of freedom is that true freedom comes through commitment and discipline."
Henri Nouwen
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"The ego's job is to keep us safe; the soul's job is to make us free."
Richard Rohr
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"True freedom is freedom from, not just freedom to."
Richard Rohr
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"The beginning of the contemplative life is freedom from one's false self."
Thomas Merton
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"The function of freedom is to free someone else."
Thomas Merton
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"The greatest freedom is freedom from the opinions of others."
Thomas Merton
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"To be truly free, we must surrender our freedom to the One who created it."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"The greatest freedom is freedom from the need to be someone other than who you are."
Adyashanti
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"Freedom is discovering that your chains were never real."
Adyashanti
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"Freedom is not something you achieve; it is what you are."
Rupert Spira
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"The moment you accept what is, you become free from what was."
Mooji
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"Your greatest freedom is freedom from yourself."
Mooji
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"Freedom is realizing there is nothing to protect."
Mooji
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"The path of awakening is the path of letting go."
Mooji
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"I am not, and I am free."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"Live without fear and without hope."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"Surrendering the ego is liberation."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"The world needs nothing from you."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"Your acceptance is your liberation."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"The spiritual life is characterized by increasing freedom, not increasing restriction."
Henri Nouwen
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"True freedom is not the absence of obstacles, but freedom from the need to control everything."
Adyashanti
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"Attachment is the root of disappointment; freedom comes through non-attachment."
Adyashanti
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"Freedom is the natural outcome of truth."
Adyashanti