Osho Rajneesh Hidden Mysteries "The Secret of Shapes"

The book "Hidden Mysteries" is based on the live Hindi talks given by Osho Rajneesh in 1971. The talks were totally about different mysteries present in the world. In these talks, Osho Rajneesh explained why different things which were built in the medieval period of time were important then. We have lost meaning of those things. We are just carrying those things for no reason at present but those things were very significant at some point of time. Even, if we can understand meaning of those things now, we can again utilize them for our benefits and prosperity.

In the talks, Osho Rajneesh discussed about the significance of shapes of temples. Many temples that we see today were built dome shaped. If, we chant anything under the sky. The voice of ourselves is not going to rebound at us. Dome shaped temples create echo of sound. Domes are just prototypes of sky. The only difference is that we cannot feel echo of sound sitting under the sky. In some temples, special stones were used which could increase the echo of sound. Echo of sound coming back to us from the dome shaped temples creates a circle and this circle helps in soothing you. This soothing further helps in soothing your thought process. Once, all your thoughts cease, divine starts entering within you.

We can also see that many medieval temples built around us have very small doors and they are usually without windows. It is to prevent obstruction in the circle of sound which is formed during chanting and echoing. We have started modernizing the temples with big doors and multiple windows. Osho says that these days we are just making temples like ordinary houses instead of sophisticated structures which are divine.