“One of the most important aspects for the spiritual seeker to identify is their mask. A mask is a total pretense. It is a mechanism created in order to survive the shocks of exclusion and rejection we have experienced. At one point in time, we learned that by using a mask, we were able to get some energy from the other. However, when we are able to identify our mask, we perceive that this is a destructive mechanism: it is one of the instruments that keep our hearts closed. It is what catapults us into the realm of hell.”
Prem Baba