To the caged, freedom looks like madness, huh? I doubt you, or anyone, could explain self-rulership to someone who WANTS to be governed. Noble of you to want to try, @onceuponatime. Oooh, how about AN ILLUSTRATIVE STORY? (A question clearly inspired by your username).
P.S. You don't find freedom "under the absolute autocracy of the Self inside you?"
@P.S. The absolute freedom of having no choice? Perhaps.
Why choicelessness?
We can choose choice :-)