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seven Stages To Freedom
the roadmap To inner Peace
The Roadmap to inner peace and freedom has seven stages that question what you already think you know about life, or what you have learned as truth. The Roadmap is not for everyone and your experience will always be unique. Just don’t expect plain sailing.
Where you start is relative to where you are now. Find the place that seems right for you, or go through all seven stages in order.
Finally, know that you don’t need to go through any of these stages – there are no rules. If you are a generally happy person, who feels fully at home in the world, who is healthy and feels a sense of oneness with all things / God, (without this being built on fear of death, or propping up of ego), then you have already found your inner peace and freedom. You have found your gorse.
If that isn’t you, but you like the sound of it, then follow through the seven stages below.
The stages are loosely grouped together:
Stages 1 & 2 are about questioning the two most basic explanatory systems we use to provide meaning to our lives and the world we live in – religion and science.
Stages 3, 4 & 5 are about finding your way through the swirls of information which you are bombarded by for most of your adult life – about who you are, how you should behave and why you act as you do.
Stages 6 & 7 are about going beyond the previous five stages to find your own truth in your life. These stages are about how to find inner peace and freedom. This means living a life free of the expectations of anyone or anything. These stages are ultimately about stopping, resting and enjoying the totality of all life and existence.
one
finding inner peace means Learning that all religions are invented to make sense of and give meaning to life
The first stage to inner peace and freedom means questioning religion. There have been so many religions it is simply illogical that one could be true beyond all the others. This realisation can lead to terror, despair, hedonism, or freedom. But, all religions have a common strand that can’t be ignored – they give meaning to life for many of us. This meaning points to a deeper truth behind all religions.
two
finding inner peace means Learning that science poses more questions than There are answers
The second stage to inner peace and freedom means questioning science. What you are taught in school about Newton and the apple only scratches the surface. Find out about competing theories of our universe, and the quantum world, where there is no such thing as nothingness. Learn about the mechanistic view of health and the placebo effect & why uncertainty rules. Learn there is no absolute truth in science.
three
Finding inner peace means Learning that all social rules are invented - there is no right way to live
The third stage to finding inner peace and freedom means questioning society and social rules. Following social rules can reap material success. Breaking them can bring failure. See success & failure in one lifetime. But, don’t get stuck chasing a golden Ferrari with a prince or princess behind the wheel and think that it will bring happiness.
four
Finding inner peace means learning that how you act comes from your how you think
The fourth stage to inner peace and freedom means questioning your thoughts. We all have unconscious learning that needs unpacked to find out what makes us tick. If you skip this stage, or have skipped it already, you may never learn about your health, or about why you do what you do. But watch out, it’s easy to get stuck here.
five
finding inner peace means Learning that all desires are fundamentally driven by a fear of death
The fifth stage to inner peace and freedom means seeing that every human action, all seeking & human endeavour in the world is driven by a fear of death and its opposite – the desire to live. When you understand yourself and your conditioning, and you understand the allure of social rules, you’ll know that success and money won’t get rid of this fear and bring happiness, anymore than failure and poverty will bring enlightenment. But, you can stop fear and desire ruling your world.
six
finding inner peace means learning that the way to accept death is to feel part of an infinite existence
The sixth stage to inner peace and freedom means going beyond religion, science, social convention, your own upbringing, and your fears and desires. See your place within Infinity. And, more vitally, feel your place as part of a truly Infinite Existence. Find acceptance of yourself, of others, of life and all we can never know.
seven
finding inner peace is Knowing there is no true death. You are free, always
In the seventh and final stage you feel part of Infinite Existence.
You feel inner peace and freedom. You can rest.
You stop looking for more answers, though you are still listening to other’s voices.
You live in freedom in the present moment.
You have found your gorse.