Freiheit

"Freedom is the possibility of being generous. You can afford to open yourself and walk on the path easily - without defending yourself or watching yourself or being self-conscious all the time. It is the absence of ego, the absence of self-consciousness. That is ultimate freedom. The absence of self-consciousness brings generosity. You don't have to watch for dangers or be careful that you are going too far or too slow. It is the confidence which is freedom, rather than breaking free from chains of imprisonment, exactly. Developing confidence and breaking out of psychological, internal imprisonment brings freedom naturally. In other words, it is generosity."

- gelesen in Chögyam Trungpa: Transcending Madness. The Experience of the Six Bardos