Glossary · Term
Slavery
Mental attitude. If we accept what we go through as part of our learning, we stop being slaves, because we become independent of what others say or do, free to make our own decisions and take on their results, and also free to respect others.
In the Foundation's Topics
An adult can free themselves from mental slavery as soon as they understand that they alone are in charge of their decisions.
Acceptance, then, frees us from suffering, conflict, aggression… from slavery, which is a mental state that can in turn generate external slavery.
Later, the mind fills with false information, entering a state of ignorance, which shows up as mental slavery and external conflict.