In today’s world, freedom isn’t as simple as a monetary transaction—it involves liberation from economic, mental, and systemic forms of control that can feel just as binding as physical slavery once did. Modern systems, such as debt, wage slavery, consumerism, and manipulative institutions, often place people in a state of dependency, limiting their autonomy and power.

The Cost of Freedom Today:

1. Financial Freedom:

• To escape financial slavery, individuals often need enough wealth to cover debt, basic needs (food, shelter, healthcare), and future investments to sustain autonomy.
• For example, to be free from economic pressure:
  • Average U.S. debt per person: ~$90,000
  • Savings for retirement: ~$500,000 – $1,000,000 depending on lifestyle
• Total: An individual might aim to accumulate $1 million or more to feel financially independent—but this is just one piece of the puzzle.

1. Mental and Emotional Freedom:

• Consumer culture and media influence encourage people to equate freedom with consumption or status. True freedom comes through awareness, reducing attachment to material desires, and shifting toward inner peace and self-governance.

1. Freedom from Institutional Control:

• Governments, corporations, and institutions often create dependency through fear-based narratives, controlling behavior with laws, policies, or debt cycles. Freedom involves creating self-sustaining communities, reducing reliance on these systems through skills, self-reliance, and personal sovereignty.

1. True Freedom: Awareness as the Currency:

• Ultimately, awareness is the most powerful tool for liberation. When individuals identify not with ego or external systems but with inner silence and consciousness, they become free from mental slavery. This awakening makes manipulation and control lose their grip.

Can Modern Slaves Buy Freedom?

In economic terms, achieving freedom may involve accumulating resources. However, true freedom—as seen through the lens of consciousness—requires a shift in identity from being a participant in the system to realizing one’s power as Pure Awareness. This shift removes dependency on external forces and reclaims personal sovereignty.

The real cost of freedom today lies not just in money but in detachment, self-governance, and awakening. In a world designed to enslave through fear and debt, awareness and community are the new currency.

Sources: InnerIGPT

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