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APPLICATION
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Any attempt to orient our life along the Five Freedoms4 helps to set further development in motion. Yet in contrast to a widespread interpretation taking a purely formal vow to practice the Five Freedoms is not sufficient to cause the transfer of our
awareness to level five. 5 - The rise to the fifth stage (desavirata) accelerates our progress
towards freedom from all karmic limitations significantly in comparison to any of the preceding stages. While on the fourth level we reached clear mental insight into the functioning of the world, on this fifth level we use this clarity to consciously direct our action towards the ultimate freedom. We are carried by an energy previously unknown that amplifies all our efforts. We feel the profound inner urge to explore more advanced levels of understanding and recognize with increasing clarity which of the many possible lines of action in our daily life point towards real freedom.
On this level we recognize the Five Freedoms as the main lines of action that lead in this direction. Although we succeed only partially and imperfectly to put them into practice, we fully comprehend the potential and scope the Freedoms open up for us: We experience more intense levels of compassion and an increasing grasp on truth. We become aware how our entire environment supports our path. We sense the unfoldment of inner growth. The more we detach our emotions from material objects and worries, the more we experience a freedom never tasted before.
The fifth gunasthiana is mainly characterized by the following theme: Though we fully recognize the potential the Five Free
4 see 'FIVE FREEDOMS' 5 We get a notion of this mechanism when we work on projects that in
spire us intensely. Though the work might be mentally and physically exhausting, our inspiration fuels us far beyond our usual limits of energy and ability
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