Once basic needs are met (in the context of Maslow), it becomes incredibly apparent that discipline equals freedom: the discipline to deny cravings, or engage in pleasure without compulsion; the discipline to adopt a trend, or contemplate the subversive; the discipline to do what you hate, celebrate what you love, or vice versa in either scenario; the discipline to strategize, or lose yourself in the present. Discipline is not simply denial, but also acceptance. To me it’s a targeted action/state-of-mind that allows me to get things done, then sleep at night when I have nothing else to do.
Discipline will allow you to step wisely, to enjoy fully, and to live life in the manner you wish. Yeah, I’d definitely say that discipline equals freedom.
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
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Thank You Lost Dudeist! 🙂
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You are welcome! Nice piece, and quite true.
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ohhhh! My son said something to me yesterday along these lines. “if you want freedom, you give up security.” Discipline to be free and yet the security you give up when you desire a freedom.
Thoughts to think while eating pizza.
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Sad but true. I think in a society-wide view, freedom really depends on the maturity level of the populace. Like, if our populace was so immature that 50% of them couldn’t fight the temptation to use their car to hurt others, then there would have to be increasing restrictions on cars. On the other hand, if we had an incredibly mature populace, there probably wouldn’t need to be that many laws, if any at all.
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And this musing is why I wrote my latest post. Exactly!!!!!!!
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Hmmm… I think some old guy formerly named Saul, who had an epiphany and renamed himself Paul, wrote a few books on this concept before giving up all!
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That a biblical reference? I never read the thing but it permeates so much of our culture that I’ve gotta get around to it one of these days!
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Yes, to the writings of St. Paul, formerly Saul of Tarsus, whose letters comprise approximately a fourth of the new testament. I’m an agnostic but was raised in the church, still attend, and have conducted voluminous (and ongoing) independent study in world religions.
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Absolutely agree. The basis for everything.
Gwen.
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