Can there be love without freedom? Can there be creation without love? Can there be exploration without love? Can there be compassion without love? It appears that all these attributes are closely connected to each other, since they are manifestations of the same phenomenon. When we develop awareness of the inner reality, we realise the limitations of our likes and dislikes, rights and wrongs, good and bad, whatever has been taught to us so far. We see the relativity of all these things. Taking vegetarian food may be good in one culture but not in another. Poking our nose into others' lives may be a right in one society while an absolute no-no in another. Colleagues may feel free to comment on personal matters in one society, while in another that may be an intrusion of privacy.
In our childhood, we used to think that our God is most powerful. As we grow, we realise that different religions and different sects have different thoughts. We see the conflicts among belief systems and realise that no belief in this world is absolute. We realise the different shades in the same person. We learn that the same person may be very helpful to a few, while behaving badly with the rest. When we see the relativity of these frames of life, we can contemplate the truth. We observe life more and more as a witness. It gives us very different perspectives. Watching a movie can be very different when we do not identify with the hero and watch it as a witness. We get to see the finer nuances of the story, direction, acting and music. Similarly, when we watch life in a witness mode, we get to observe the nuances which help us break free of the fixed patterns of the brain.
As we grow more and more in awareness, we break free of fixed frames. The fixed belief systems: good, bad, right, wrong, opinions, and so on. We feel free, and that freedom is a very profound experience. When we are not frightened by a comment from Pandit ji, "Shani ki saade saati chal rahi hai, Puja kara lijiye", even after listening to so many stories of Shani ki Saade Saati, it's a very profound experience. This's because the past samskaras in our mind try to keep us alert and fearful so we can protect ourselves from harm. But when we see the relativity of comfort and challenge, we are not so concerned. That brings priceless freedom.
Love without this freedom is often just a tool to use the other person to get that security or pleasure. But on the other hand, if a person breaks free of those frameworks and experiences freedom, he would naturally connect with others on a very different level. He would connect with others at the level of consciousness, without fear or insecurity. He doesn't want to use the other person as a tool because he has no insecurity. Of course, the other person also has to be ready to connect at that level of awareness. Air can't make contact with the core of a solid object. When someone gets free of fixed frames, they will also connect with nature. He would like to explore different phenomena of nature, and in the process he would gain far better clarity and understanding of nature. With this clarity, he will like to create new things with the people who have similarly broken free of their fixed frames and like to explore new things.
Thus, all these attributes are manifestations of consciousness and therefore come together. That's why we often see that most accomplished scientists have very profound thoughts on life. Similarly, great philosophers have meaningful interactions with scientists. We can find numerous discussions of J Krishnamurti with different scientists on YouTube. People who explore life are open to examining different perspectives, cultures, and belief systems. That's why love, freedom, and compassion can mean very different things within a fixed framework and beyond it. Often, love within a fixed framework is contaminated by attachment, which can turn into hate. As long as you follow the rules of that fixed frame, people love you; the moment you break free, that love often turns into hate. That's why people like Meera and Socrates were poisoned, and Jesus was crucified.
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