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Written by Michael   
Saturday, 25 August 2007

The new spiritual horizons which the baal t'shuva discovers give him a feeling of freedom, as if he were soaring through air.

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This new-found freedom comes when the walls blocking G-d's light have been razed. The baal t'shuva is freed from the bad habits and passions which had enslaved him in the past. He escapes from a web of wrongdoing. The lack of godliness which had pervaded his actions, his thoughts, and his being, is erased. Freed from his darkness, he can experience the great light and freedom of G-d.

"The steadfast will to always remain with the same beliefs to support the vanities of transgression into which a person has fallen, whether in deeds or in thoughts, is a sickness caused by an oppressive slavery that does not allow t'shuva's light of freedom to shine in its full strength. For it is t'shuva which aspires to the original, true freedom - Divine freedom, which is free of all bondage" (Orot HaT'shuva, 5:5).

People often erroneously think that by embracing G-d and His Torah, one is restricting one's freedom, not expanding it. If one recognizes his Creator, he also has to recognize His laws. For a person who thinks this way, religion is perceived as a yoke of restrictive commandments. But Rabbi Kook tells us the opposite. The discovery of G-d is the ultimate freedom. Finally, a person is liberated from the delusions that he held on to in order to justify his errant lifestyle. Finally, he is freed from cycles of behavior which he could not control. Like a criminal who decides to go straight, he can now put his life in line with G-d's will for the world. This is the greatest freedom!
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