To enjoy freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy

I am still conning Epicurus. I read today, in his works, the following sentence: “If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy.” The man who submits and surrenders himself to her is not kept waiting; he is emancipated on the spot. For the very service of Philosophy is freedom.

Seneca, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, VIII. ON THE PHILOSOPHER’S SECLUSION