š Coronado Island, San Diego š July 4, 2025Ā šŗšø FREEDOM IS A STATE OF MIND
Today's my birthday. Iām a Korean-American immigrant born on Independence Day, so letās talk about freedom. MURKA.
Weāre going from political to philosophical to spiritual. From July 4, 1776 to Marcus Aurelius, Viktor Frankl, and Nelson Mandela. From the Founding Fathers to the gulag. From Emerson to Epictetus. From empire to inner peace.
Because true liberty isnāt just doing what you wantāitās being free from what controls you. Governments canāt give that to you. Neither can money, power, or passports. Freedom doesnāt start with the state. It starts with your state of mind.
This episode is a meditation on what freedom really means in our lives today. Can you be free even in prison? Can you feel trapped with millions in the bank? Can you escape the trauma of past events and grievances you have towards others? Can you escape the mental cages you've built for yourself?
We dig into the roots of the phrase āfreedom is a state of mind,ā and how it echoes across Stoicism, Buddhism, Christianity, and modern history. Youāll hear quotes, questions, and reflections from across timeāand I hope they challenge you to ask:
Where in your life do you still feel shackled? And what would it feel like to finally be free?
š Because at the end of the day, no empire can set you free. No past event or person is keeping you in shackles.
Real freedom is in your own mind.
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