“To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clinging and disappointments of the past that bind our spirits.”

—Jack Kornfield, American author & Buddhist practitioner

Personal freedom is a core value many people cherish. In her book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, Isabel Wilkerson describes many tragic examples from the past that still spill over into our modern world.

Despite certain gains in personal freedom in parts of our world, many people often find themselves confined and bound in their inner worlds by aspect of their past.

EXERCISE:

What are some of the ways you can better release yourself from the past?

What difference would letting go of these burdens do to free your spirit?