Life is a greater mystery. Deepening the mystery of the
Self is spirituality. Spirituality is the technology of consciousness, and the
whole world is the play and display of consciousness. Samadhi is being
completely immersed in the mystery of life and in this creation. Your knowing
or believing in it 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
example, you do not talk about menstruation or death to a five-year-old. But as
children grow older, these things are not hidden from them. They become known
as a matter of course. There are five secrets that are sacred and guarded by the subtle beings and angels in this creation. They are:-
1. Janama Rahasya (the secret of birth):- Birth is a secret. How a soul takes a body, and the criteria for selecting the place and time of birth, type of body, and parents are all a secret.
2. Marana Rahasya (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 is a secret.
3. Raja Rahasya (the secret of governance):- The principles of governing and the principles of maintaining orderliness in creation are a secret.
4. Prakriti Rahasya (the secret of nature):- Nature is a mystery. The more you know about nature, the more the mystery deepens. The more a scientist knows, the more he realizes there is to know. Science, though appearing to resolve the mystery in creation, has deepened it. Knowledge of particles, wave functions, black holes and the vacuum state have only deepened the mystery.
5. Mantra Rahasya (the secret of mantras):- Mantras are the impulses or rhythms of consciousness. The mantras and their effect, influence, method and mode of working are all a mystery.
In the West, a secret is usually shameful and dishonest. However, in the East, a secret is honored and considered sacred. Mysteries of the creation only deepen. Getting steeped in mystery is devotion. Deepening the mystery of creation is science. Deepening the mystery of the Self is spirituality. 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.
Whenever you consider a symbol, place, time, person or act as sacred, your attention is undivided and whole. When things are the same, you tend to slip into unawareness and inertia. Why does an act that is performed repeatedly lose its sacredness? This happens when your memory overpowers your consciousness and you lose your sensitivity. For example, people living in Varanasi, a holy city in India, do not feel that it is a sacred place. Through living in the present moment and through sadhana, spiritual practices, we can preserve that feeling of sacredness in our acts.
There is a pleasure in rest and there is a pleasure in activity. The pleasure in activity is momentary and causes fatigue. The pleasure in rest is magnanimous and energizing. To the one who has tasted pleasure in rest (samadhi), the pleasure in activity is insignificant. But In order to have deep rest, one must be active. The proper balance of both is essential.
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