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Be as it may upon the inner planes of involution.

Jon

According to Meher Baba, a mast is one who is entranced or spellbound
by internal spiritual experiences and ecstasies, cannot function
outwardly in an ordinary way, and may appear mad to a casual outside
observer. Such experiences, according to Meher Baba, stem from the
station of a mast’s consciousness (his or her state of consciousness)
on inner planes of involution.

Work with ‘masts’

In the 1940s, Meher Baba did extensive work with a category of people
he termed “masts,” (short for “Mast-Allah” or intoxicated with God)
These individuals are essentially disabled by their enchanting
experience of the higher spiritual planes. Although outwardly masts
appear irrational or even insane, Baba claimed that their spiritual
status was actually quite elevated. By meeting with them, he allowed
them to…