Direct perception is freedom - 10 February 1971 • Can the mind living in this world ever be free, not only superficially but profoundly, at the very root of its existence? • 'Freedom from' is an abstraction, but freedom in observing 'what is' and going beyond it is actual freedom. How do I observe greed? Do I observe it as an outsider looking in or do I observe it without the observer? Without the mind being free you cannot live in order. Q: Three years have passed; I have no energy to be aware of my reactions. Q: Can we seek God through observation.