The real significance of temples, holy places and statues and the original purpose of mantras, astrology and incense have all been lost over the years. As we no longer know how to use them as jumping boards into the ultimate truth, they have either been debased into the mythical trappings of religions and “new age” beliefs or mocked by skeptics. But, explains Osho, once we understand that a higher consciousness is still flowing in these ancient places, all we have to do is turn in and stand in the middle of this stream “with the sails of our consciousness” open. Then, in such places, the inner journey is easier and faster than anywhere else. “There are Many keys in Life which can open the doors of treasures even today, but unfortunately we neither know anything about these treasures nor about the locks which may be opened. And if we do not known either about the treasures or the locks, then what is left in our hands cannot even be called a key. It can only be a key if it opens a lock. This key has left a sort of lingering fragrance in the unconscious mind of man.”