“In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight.”
― ram dass
“In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight.” ― ram dass
We are afraid of reflection because we are afraid of ourselves. We are afraid that if we ever stopped running long enough to catch a glimpse of ourselves, we would see something we didn’t like.
Alan Lew • This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation
This form of fragmentation extends into every aspect of our lives. Until we are faced with ourselves in a mirror that shows us more than our cultivated persona, it is difficult to begin to break the rigid structures that have conditioned us.
Vicki Noble • Shakti Woman: Feeling Our Fire, Healing Our World
much of our life is spent avoiding the undercurrent of anxiety that surfaces as we place a mask of happiness (or tragedy) over what on a deeper level we are actually aware of—the present moment.
Richard Freeman • The Mirror of Yoga: Awakening the Intelligence of Body and Mind
We wear masks to hide our true selves from ourselves.
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
We all play a bit of a game when in love, don’t we? On the one hand, there is the genius of raw emotion; on the other, costumes drying on the clothesline. - Anne Carson, ‘Missing Sheep’