The spiritual world is often portrayed as a place of comfort and consolation, a refuge from life’s harsh realities. But what if this approach has instead kept humanity stuck—retarded in its thinking and emotional growth? This philosophy boldly embraces being absolutely free: free to be funny, shocking, and to contradict oneself utterly, all to force people out of their complacency and into genuine thought and awakening.
The Necessity of Disturbance
People have, for centuries, stopped thinking deeply because society has only consoled them. To break this cycle, disturbance is essential. The task is clear: disturb them, shock them, hit them hard. This is not an act of cruelty but a challenge designed to push people to their highest capacities of awareness and insight.
There is no consolation here. The speaker admits plainly, “I am not your savior,” and will not help anyone enter some promised kingdom of God. God, in this view, is “a dead word” — even a “dirty word.” The real focus is living fully here and now, in the kingdom of beauty, love, and joy without illusions.
Spiritually Incorrect Statements
Freedom from obligation allows for raw, unsettling statements that offend those clinging to reverence. When asked about historical figures, the replies are sharp:
Mahatma Gandhi: “He was the most cunning politician the world has ever known.”
Adolf Hitler: “He was the most idiotic politician the world has ever known.”
Pope Paul: “He should be behind bars.”
Mother Teresa: “It is time for her to jump into a lake.”
The speaker delights in disturbing people, even linking Reverend Jim Jones to the “logical conclusion of Jesus and Christian theology.” Why? Because much religious teaching suggests following Jesus grants protection, but here the opposite is taught—no one can take care of you.
The Value of Contradiction and Growth
True freedom includes the freedom to shock, to contradict, and to change oneself utterly and constantly. Consistency, often praised, is rejected: “A man who remains consistent his whole life must be an idiot.” Growth means contradiction; today’s truth may cancel yesterday’s.
Contradictions are not problems but the essence of life—complementary forces that depend on each other. For example:
Without British rule, there would have been no Gandhi.
Without Hitler, we would forget Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin.
Life itself thrives by creating these contradictions.
Freedom in Coming, Freedom in Going
Followers come seeking truth and sanity but are never enslaved. Love turning into attachment is broken to restore freedom. “Out of freedom they have come to me; out of freedom they should go.” This is not a concentration camp; it’s a meditation camp where freedom is sacred.