Children enjoy playing with the masks. And the weirder is the mask, the greater is the thrill. Their amusement springs from knowing that the masks look different from them. This body, mind and intellect (inert matter) cover the inner spirit which breathes life into the inert matter. Ignorant of your true nature, you wrongly attribute limitations of the body mind and intellect to yourself and so you suffer. Nothing in the world has power to affect you. Yet you are weak and powerless at the mercy of the environment.

God has provided the mask of the body, mind and intellect so that you enjoy the playground of the world. Instead you have made it as the source of stress, anguish and agony. Krishna epitomises this state. Masked, he was endearing, charming and adored by all, as gopis adored him despite his mischievous ways. They couldn’t stay angry with him for long. Divested of the mask, however, Krishna was awesome.

Know the distinction between the mask and the real you. The distortions in body, mind and intellect will only entertain you. You will be full of grace, happiness and power. And when time comes, the spirit will inspire you to discard the mask.

Spirit expresses itself differently in different people. In the wrong-doer it is mere witness. As you get purified, spirit becomes approver; it becomes protector and fulfils your endeavours. You become more unselfish. Spirit enables you to enjoy the world and wield power. In the end when the obstacles are removed, the spirit reveals itself as the supreme Self.

Gain Moksha, liberation by divesting desires through action. Subtler desires are sublimated thru knowledge and the last traces overcome by meditation. The ignorant, incapable of this path, can still evolve and go beyond death by surrender to the wise. You become spirit when you see the one unifying force in everything.