One, who is not amazed by the magnificence of this creation, his or her eyes have not opened yet! Tell me, what is not a mystery in this creation?
Birth is a mystery. Death is a mystery. Life is certainly a greater mystery! Being completely immersed in the mystery of life, and in this creation, is “samadhi”. Your knowing, or believing, doesn’t really matter! This creation is an unfathomable secret!
A wise person makes no effort to conceal a secret, but he does not make an effort to reveal a secret either! For e.g., you do not talk about menstruation, death, etc., to a five-year-old, but as the five-year-old grows older, these things are not hidden from him or her, anymore. They become known as a matter of course.
There are five secrets, which are sacred, and these are guarded by the subtle beings and angels of this creation.
The first is “janama rahasya”, meaning, the secret of birth. Birth is a secret. How a soul takes a body, the criteria for selecting the place of birth, the time of birth, the type of body, parents, etc., are all secrets.
The second is “marana rahasya”, meaning, the secret of death. Death is a highly guarded secret. Death remains a mystery. The process of separation of spirit from matter, and its journey from then on, are a secret.
The third is “raaj rahasya”, meaning, the royal secret or the secret of ruling. The principles of governance, or the principles of maintaining orderliness in creation, are a secret.
Fourth is “prakriti rahasya”, meaning the secret of nature. Nature is a mystery, and as the mystery deepens, the more you know about nature. The more a scientist knows, the more he feels that there is much more to know. Science, though appearing to resolve the mystery in creation, has really deepened it. The knowledge of particles, wave functions, black holes, the vacuum state, etc., have only deepened the mystery.
Fifth is “mantra rahasya”, meaning the secret of mantras. The mantras and their effects, influences, methods and modes of working, are all a mystery. Mantras are impulses, or rhythms of consciousness, which is a mystery, itself!
Usually, in the West, a secret is shameful and dishonest, but in the East, it is honoured and regarded as sacred. The mysteries of creation only deepen. Getting steeped in mystery is devotion. They are the two sides of the same coin. If neither science nor spirituality can create wonder and devotion in you, then you are in deep slumber.
