Popular (and political) ideas of "freedom" generally refer to the "freedom of license" -- being able to do what we want. The Buddha had a very different idea of freedom. 

There is a wealth of words in Buddhism for this fundamental movement of the path. It is worth getting to know them in order to refine our practice.

A deliberate, perhaps provocative, redefining of this term. The essence of spiritual practice is skillful bypass. Doing so will naturally uproot the unskillful kind of bypass. Learn to discern the difference.