The Master's last secret
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29 August, 2012
In all religions, when the Master
is leaving the body, all the
disciples stand around and ask,
'Please tell us the last secret you
have.'
In all religions, when normal
human beings are on the
deathbed, they are asked, 'If you
have any secrets, tell them
now.' In the Catholic tradition,
you need to confess the biggest secret you are keeping before you die. The last moment of death is the moment you face truth. That is why we have the same Sanskrit word for truth and death – ‘Yama’. Yama means both ‘death’ and ‘truth’, because death is the moment you face the truth of life. So, when normal human beings die, they confess the biggest lie with which they lived. When enlightened beings leave their bodies, they reveal the biggest truth with which they lived.
Enlightened beings may not be able to reveal the biggest truth while they live, because you may not be able to digest it. The greatest truth may not be palatable for you. When a person is not ready to listen to the highest truths, even if he is given those truths, he may only get into the mode of anger or depression or a suicidal mood. They can easily destroy themselves and others. When normal humans open what they hold in their heart, they lose their identity. When an enlightened being reveals what he is holds in his heart, the world loses its identity! Unfortunately the world is not yet ready to lose its identity. It will jump on him. That is why they reveal the last secret only when they are leaving the body, saying, ‘Now you do whatever you want!’