Submitted by Acharya Sandhi on 17 December 2008 - 9:28pm.
[The Shaman] We all wear false masks. We pretend to be someone we are not. We believe the mask will give us the confidence we lack and bring us the happiness we yearn for.
But as the Shaman points out, quite the opposite takes place. People wear masks to hide the truth. They don't want to show how frightened or vulnerable they are. They fear being unloved, and that fear slowly becomes a cancer in the mind.
The news however is good. In Hinduism there is a belief that inside every human being is a divine Self, which is a place of peace and happiness. If a person learns to meditate they can access this divine Self and find a true source of happiness and well-being. Then they will no longer need to carry a false mask.
Looking beyond the masks
[The Shaman] We all wear false masks. We pretend to be someone we are not. We believe the mask will give us the confidence we lack and bring us the happiness we yearn for.
But as the Shaman points out, quite the opposite takes place. People wear masks to hide the truth. They don't want to show how frightened or vulnerable they are. They fear being unloved, and that fear slowly becomes a cancer in the mind.
The news however is good. In Hinduism there is a belief that inside every human being is a divine Self, which is a place of peace and happiness. If a person learns to meditate they can access this divine Self and find a true source of happiness and well-being. Then they will no longer need to carry a false mask.