...according to the Advaita, this freedom is not to be attained, it is already ours. We only forget it and deny it. Perfection is not to be attained, it is already within us. Immorality and bliss are not to be acquired, we possess them already; they have been ours all the time.
Vivekananda
Advaita is a non dualistic school of thought that comes from Vedanta. It proposes that the only and ultimate reality is Brahman and Brahman is the unchanging essence of all existence.
What "freedom" is the above quote referring to?
Freedom from the limitations of body and mind. .
If you dare declare you are free, free you are this moment. If you say you are bound, bound you will remain.
All is well.
Vivekananda (n.d.) 2.6.4 Practical Vedanta : Part 4. Complete Works. Kindle
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