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Freedom is our eternal good and our condition of perfection <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/25/self-determination#p2</ref> without which it is impossible to realize the inner truth of our being, the very purpose of our existence. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/05/25-november-1953#p17</ref>
One is a helpless slave of the outer inconscient nature <ref>http://incarnateword.in /cwsa/23/the-four-aids#p15</ref> and freedom from this slavery is the intended goal of a progressive manifestation in the universe, in the course of evolution. Freedom is a sort of instinctive need, very necessary for the integral development of the being . <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/09/6-march-1957#p7</ref>. Inner freedom is a state in which the individual is free from darkness, limitation, error, suffering of the ignorant lower nature of our being <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/christianity-and-theosophy#p10</ref> and it is the highest truth of our self in Nature.
Freedom is very essential for a child’s growth and thus plays a significant role in the education system. The rules, regulations, restrictions are reduced absolutely to the minimum; the child learns to discipline oneself to draw the best out of oneself, then there is no need to impose an external discipline. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/13-june-1956#p52</ref>
A static order of the society would be the necessary consequence, since without the freedom of the individual a society cannot remain progressive. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/25/ the-peril-of-the-world-state#p12</ref> It is a spiritual, an inner freedom that can alone create a perfect human order. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/25/the-end-of-the-curve-of-reason #p16</ref>
Law cannot save the world; <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/10/aphorism-172#p1</ref> Morality that sets one artificial standard for good and bad is contrary to the variety of life and freedom of the spirit; . <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/03/4-august-1929#p6</ref> Thus one must develop an inner law, exercise free choice to choose one’s religion than being imposed, otherwise the suppression and coercion of soul's freedom by a fixed and mechanical rule spells an inner death. <ref>http:// incarnateword.in/cwsa/23/standards-of-conduct-and-spiritual-freedom#p13</ref>
=How to Cultivate Freedom?=