True Freedom and the Inextricable Snares of Ignorance

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True Freedom and the Inextricable Snares of Ignorance Hindu and Buddhist thinkers, with a singular unanimity declare that avidya (ignorance) is the source of our anguish and all our trouble. Man’s nature of oneness with the living universe is lost. He develops an egocentric view of life and puts his individual preference above social welfare. He develops an acquisitive instinct and looks upon every other being as his potential enemy. He clings to nature, to his neighbours, in short, to everything, which is evanescent (Nashvant). He becomes a divided being, tormented by doubt, fear, suffering. There is a split in his oneness. The world in which we live today is the world of incessant fear. But the tragedy is that we are not as yet fully conscious of our ignorance. The more sick we are, the less sensible we become. Swami Sivananda Said “Religion is the

conquest of fear, an antidote to failure and death.” We cannot dispel our doubts by drugging ourselves with myths and illusions. A temporary psychological peace may be obtained, but it cannot endure. True freedom from fear can only be obtained by jnana—wisdom.

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