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What does it mean?
True love is understood only by a mind that is free from constraints and conditioning.
In plain terms
You can only know real love if your mind is free.
What can you take from it?
Freedom of mind is a prerequisite for understanding love.

Where it applies

  • relationship building
  • self discovery
  • spiritual growth

Putting it to work

  • cultivating mental freedom
  • examining attachments

Questions to consider

  • What conditions your mind?
  • Can love exist without freedom?

Another view

It assumes freedom is a binary state rather than a spectrum.

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