how are children forbidden ---they are taught that they will be failures, they are told that they are bad when they fail to pay attention to old thoughts that bore them. how are we enslaved---by being taught that we must give up our own wills for our own good. How are we silenced---we silence ourselves and those we love---to "protect" ourselves and those we love.
One mind is not the mind we are submitting to that is false mind fed by fear and greed. It is a trap. How can we know the truth---it is possible because the truth sets us free to choose what we love and the love makes us more not less.