252. *The Five Secrets*
There are five secrets that are sacred and are guarded by the subtle beings and angels in this creation. They are:
Jananarahasya (the secret of birth) - Birth is a secret. How a soul takes a body, the criteria for selecting the place of birth, time of birth, type of body and parents are all a secret.
Maranarahasya (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.
Rājarahasya (the royal secret, the secret of ruling) -The principles of governing, and maintaining orderliness in creation are a secret.
Prakritirahasya (the secret of nature) - Nature is a mystery. The more you know about nature, the mystery deepens. The more a scientist knows, the more he feels there is to know. Science, though appearing to resolve the mystery in creation, has deepened it. The knowledge of particles, wave functions, black holes, the vacuum state have only deepened the mystery.
Mantrarahasya (the secret of mantras) - The mantras and their effect, influence, method and mode of working are all a mystery. Mantrās are the impulses or rhythms of consciousness, which itself is a mystery.
A secret is usually associated with shame. But in Eastern tradition, secrets are considered sacred.
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