The 99Names of Nothingness, Osho, Collections
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The99NamesofNothingness
TalksgiveninChuangTzuAuditoriumfrom1may1978to31may1978
DarshanDiaries
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Khabira.Itisasufiname,anameofGod.Literallyitmeans:onewhoseesall,thecognizantone,
theseerofall.Andthatishiddenineverybody–thewitness.Whatweseemaybetrue,maynotbe
true,buttheseerisalwaystrue.Theseenmaybe,maynotbe.Inthenightyouseeadream,inthe
morningyoufinditwasnottrue,buttheonewhosawthedreamisstilltrue.Inthemorning,inthe
night,allthetimeheistrue.Youseearopeandyouthink,inthedarknessoftheevening,thatitis
asnake.Butwhenyoucomecloseyouknowthatitisfalse,itisnotso.Buttheseerwasnotfalse.
Eveninseeingsomethinghallucinatory,theseerremainstrue;theseerisneverfalse.
’Khabira’means:theonewhosees,thewitnessinside.SufishavebeautifulnamesforGod;inall
theyhaveninety-ninenamesforGod.Onewonderswhynotonehundred?Itlookssoincomplete.
Foracertain,subtlereason,thehundredthnamehasbeenkeptsilent.ThatisthetruenameofGod
whichcannotbeuttered.ThetaothatcanbeutteredisnotthetruetaoandtheGodthatcanbe
spokenofisnotthetrueGod,becausetheword’God’falsifiestherealityofGod.Sothehundredth
nameisthetruename–whatHinduscall’satnam’,thetruename–butitcan’tbeuttered.Itwill
loseitsbeautyifitisuttered.Itremainsunuttered,atthedeepestcoreoftheheart.Butninety-
ninenamescanbeutteredjustasahelptoreachthehundredth.Thehundredthnameisalmosta
nothingness–whatbuddhashavecalled’nirvana’,nothingness.
SoIcallthesetheninety-ninenamesofnothingness;oneofthemis’khabira’.Getintotheideaofit
andbecomemoreandmoreofaseer.Changethegestaltfromtheseentotheseer.Lookingatthe
tree,remembertheonewhoislooking;eating,remembertheonewhoiseating;walking,remember
theonewhoiswalking.Ratherthanemphasisingtheouter,emphasisetheinner,andslowlyslowly
itbecomesclearwhothisseenis.ThatisourtruerealityandthatiswhatGodis.
Latifa.ThattooisasufinameforGod.Itmeans:thesubtleone.Thegrossoneisvisible,thesubtle
oneisinvisible.Thegrossistheoutside,thesubtleistheinside.Thegrossisobjective,thesubtle
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issubjective.AndpeoplegoonsearchingforGodinthegross.Theysay’Wewouldliketosee
God.’Butonlythegrosscanbeseen;thesubtlehastobefelt.Thegrosscanbeseenwiththeeyes
open,thesubtlehastobeseenwitheyesclosed.Thegrossisnotthereasanobject.Youcannot
encounterit.Godisinsideyou,asyou.YoucannotstandoutsideGodandseeHim;youcansee
HimonlyfromtheinsidebybeingHim.
Andthesearethetwowaystoapproachreality...
Onewayisthatofscience–thegross,theobjective.Theotherwayisofreligion–thesubtle,
thesubjective.Ifyouseeaflower,.youcanlookatitscientifically.Youlookatthechemistryofit,
attheformofitandthesubstancethatmakesit.Youdissectitandyoucometoknowaboutthe
componentsofit.Butsomethingismissedinthatveryanalysis.Thebeautyismissed,because
beautyisnotacomponentofthegross.Andifyouaskthescientist’Whereisthebeautythatwasin
theflower?’hewillsay’Thatwasnotthere,itwasillusory.Ihavedissecteditallandall,andthese
arethethingsthatIhavefound.Thesechemicalswerethere,thismatterwasthere,theseatoms,
thesemoleculeswerethere.Buttherewasnobeauty.Andthisisall,thisisthetotality...’Butyou
knowandthescientistknowsinhisownpoeticmoments,thattherewasbeauty.Whenhegivesthe
flowertohiswife,heisnotgivinghersomethingchemical.Heisgivingtohersomethingaesthetic,
somethingbeautiful.Butwhenheisascientist,hedeniesit.
Thatbeautycanbeknownonlythroughatotallydifferentway:notbylookingthereoutsidebutby
realisingitinside.Therealpoetwillgototheflowerandslowlyslowlywillclosehiseyesandwill
startseeingitinsidehimself.Hewillbecometheflower;thatishiswayofknowing.Andthatisthe
wayoflovealso.Youcanseeamanfromtheoutside,youcanobservethemeasurementandthe
heightandtheweightandeverything–thequalificationandthecountrythathebelongsto–butstill
youaremissing.Butifyoufallinlovewiththeman,thenyouwillknowsomething.
Thatisreallythespiritoftheman,thebeautyoftheman.Butinloveyouwillhavetobecomeone
withtheman.
’Latifa’meansthesubtleone.Godisthesubtleone.Don’tlookforHimingrossways.Onehasto
developindirectways,aestheticways,poetic,lovingways.Onehastolearnhowtotrust,onehas
tolearnhowtodissolve,howtobecomeonewiththings.Thenoneday,thebenediction.Suddenly
fromnowhereGodarises...notasapersonstandingoutside,butasyou,asapresence,there
insideyouattheverycoreofyourbeing.Godcomesnotasthecircumferencebutasthe
Jalal...anothernameforGod.Itmeans:themajesticone.Allthatisbeautifulinexistence,allthat
hassplendourandmajesty,ispartofGod.Wheneveryouseebeautyitisdivine.Whereveryousee
it,bowdowntoit.ItisthemanifestationofGod.Itmaybeinaflower,itmaybeinahumanface,it
maybeinastaroranywhere,butwhereveryoufeeltheaweandthepresenceofthemajestic,bow
down!Makeitapoint,makeityourmeditation.Andyouwillbesurprised:themoreyourecognise
beauty,thecloseryoustartcomingtoGod,themoreyoucanseesplendourhiddeneverywhere.
Anditiseverywhere.Inthestoneitislyingthere–onejustneedstodiscoverit.Intheugliestrock
thereisasplendour–theeyesarejustneededtofindit.
Ifonestartslookingforit,onecomesacrossitmoreandmore.Theuglyslowlyslowlydisappears,
becausenothingreallycanbeugly.BecauseallisGod–howcantherebeugliness?Theugliness
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existsbecausewehavenotunderstood.Itisamisunderstanding,amisinterpretation;itneedsmore
sympathysothatitcanopenitsheart.Seeitinthelightning,intheclouds,intherain,inthesounds,
inthesilence.Justbeinsearchofthemajesticandthenyouwillnotneedtogotoanychurch,to
anytemple,toanymosque,becausethenthewholeexistencebecomesHistemple.Itis!
Rahima.Itmeansmercy,kindness,compassion.ItisanameofGod.Itmeansthecompassionate
one,themercifulone.Andgetintunewiththefeelingofmercy.ThatwillbecomethedoortoGod
foryou.Everybodyhastofindhisowndoor.Differentpeoplegothroughdifferentdoors.They
arriveatthesamegoal,theyreachthesamereality,thesamenothingnessorthesameGod,but
theapproachesaredifferentbecausepersonalitiesaredifferent,typesaredifferent.
Somercyisgoingtobethekeywordforyou.Feelmoreandmorecompassion.Flowinto
compassion...fornoreasonatall,becausecompassioncan’thaveanyreason,itisitsownjoy.
Ifyoudoitforsomereasonitisnomorecompassion.Ithastobespontaneous,onthespot,with
noidea,withnomotive.Thenitbringsgreatjoy.
[Asannyasin,leaving,saysthatifeverythinggoeswell,hewillbebackbyfall.]
Byfall?Everythingwillgowell–crossoutthat’if’!Nevergethookedby’ifs’and’buts’.Makelife
simple,andwithout’ifs’and’buts’lifeisverysimple.’Ifs’and’buts’creategreatcomplexity.Because
wecreateourlifethroughourthinking:ifyousay’if’thentherewillbean’if’;youareprojectingit.
Don’tprojecthesitations.Justsay’EverythingwillbewellandIwillbeherebyfall’...andeverything
willbewell;thereisnoprobleminit.
Mancreateshisownworldbythinkingaboutitcontinuously.
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Hasiba.Itmeans:onewhosatisfies.WithoutGodthereisnosatisfactionpossible.Onecangoon
searchingandonewillfindmanythingsinlifebutnothingisgoingtosatisfy.Justamoment’sillusion
thatonefeelssatisfaction,onehasnotevenfeltitanditisgone.Justadewdropslippingonthe
grassleaf:youhavenotevenseenitcorrectlyandithasdisappeared,fallen.That’showwecome
acrosssatisfaction:onedesireissatisfied–foramomentonefeelsgood,butonlyforamoment,
andagainthewholeturmoilstarts,againthewholetrip.Asonedesiredisappears,tendesiresarise
initsplace,anditisanon-endingprocess.
OnlywithGoddoesthatprocessstop,thatwheelmovesnomore.WhenonecomestoseeGod,
feelGod,liveGod,alldesiringdisappears–oneisutterlysatisfied,andforever.Itisnotmomentary
satisfaction,itiscontentment,absolutecontentment;hencethenameHasiba.Godisonewho
satisfies,whoreallysatisfies.
Everythingelseinlifeonlypromises,buttheyarefalsepromises,thegoodsareneverdelivered.
Moneypromisesthatifyouhaveityouwillbehelped.Butpeoplegoonbecomingricherandricher
andhappinessneverarises.Itisalwaystherelikethehorizon–veryelusive.Relationshipsgiveone
theideathateverythingwillbegoodnowandonewillliveinhappinessforever,butitneverhappens.
IthappensonlywithGodandinGod.
Sowhatsoeversatisfiesyoutotally,absolutelyandforever,iswhatGodis:Godisanothernamefor
thatwhichsatisfies.
HadiisasufinameforGod–itmeans:theguide.AllguidanceisfromGod,andtheguidanceis
alwayscoming–wejusthavetolearnhowtolisten.Itisastillsmallvoiceintheheart.Ifthemind
istoofullofnoiseyouwillnotbeabletohearit.Oncethemindissilent,thatstillsmallvoicearises.
Anditisabsolutelyclear,withnohesitation,withnowavering.Itleavesnoalternatives;itisnota
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