Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl00035)

Free is ok with me.
LFD


>At 04:08 PM 4/7/96 -0500, you wrote:
>>I like "Free" too. As for defining what it means, one could do one's PhD
>>thesis on that. Let it mean whatever it means to individual members, as long
>>as it's some sensible kind of free... like free love isn't our style, &
>>being free of one's body none of us are yet; what it means in terms of
>>actions &ethics is debatable, I would say free within Ahimsa.
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>>Liesel
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>lIESEL:
>"FREE" means "free" and that's that! People define freedom within their own
>personal parameters, it probably can be best defined as limited only by
>one's self. I don't think anyone has the right to prescribe what is a
>"sensible kind of free" that  puts one right on the slippery slope to
>oppression. As to "free love", it's no longer my style, it's not your style,
>but for those who find it a part of their life, that's freedom. Ahimsa
>unfortunately isn't something every human being is ready for, and so
>declaring freedom only to exist within the parameter of Ahimsa is
>oppresssive of those not strong enough to follow that path.
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>alexis
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