"The Real Me"

This little video is supposed to be a funny commercial for a tax service, but it's really a sad reminder that so many of us are caught up in samsara, clinging to the unreal and attempting to define who we are by these illusions.

Please don't think I lack a sense of humor, because that isn't the case. But for whatever reason I was struck by this video. Maybe it's because I see so many women at the gym who have gotten implants for whatever reason, but obviously cosmetic.

So many of us try in so many ways to create a mask for the world to see -- and so often we try to convince ourselves that we are presenting our best selves, or true selves. Working in a gym can be like working in a bar -- watching all the masks interacting with each other, pretending to be whatever it is they are pretending. All the while they are hiding what they fear is their true self -- and oblivious to the light that is their Buddha Nature.

Tags: The Real Me, Plastic, YouTube, masks, selves, Buddha Nature, samsara