The mind is the only cause of bondage and liberation for human beings.
Maitri Upanishad
6.34
Meaning:
Your external circumstances do not make you a slave or a free person; your interpretation of them does. A controlled mind can be free in a prison, while an uncontrolled mind is a prisoner in a palace.

Daily Application

If you feel trapped by a situation today, look at your thoughts about it. Change the narrative from I have to to I choose to. Changing your mental label changes your level of freedom.

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