The Way To Be Free From Worldly Pressures
The Way To Be Free From Worldly Pressures Children play with masks. The more grotesque the mask, the greater is their amusement. The secret to their enjoyment is the fact that they know the mask is different from them. The word ‘personality’ comes from the Latin word ‘persona’, which means ‘mask’. If your body, mind and intellect are a mask, then who are you? You believe the mask is you. You are then limited by the mask. If you have a headache, you cannot think. You become incapacitated when you have an altercation with your spouse and get upset by an argument over politics. The body, mind, and intellect that have been given for you to enjoy become a source of misery. You are a mind-boggling combination of matter and Spirit. You have identified with the matter components and are oblivious of the Spirit. Hence, whatever happens to them happens to you. When the body feels cold, you are uncomfortable. When the mind is hurt by a nasty remark, you feel hurt. This is the most uninte...