Neti-Neti (नेति-नेति)

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Neti-Neti literally means "not this, not this," and more loosely "neither this nor that." It is used widely and traditionally as the name for a quasi-analytical method of discarding psychic debris and investments, a sort of "via negativa" tool of self-exploration, more particularly, disidentification. More about this can be found at Wikipedia. Osho sprinkles the phrase liberally in both Hindi and English discourses, so a book with this as its title has a lot to live up to. This is that book, created from four of Osho's early series of talks, three of them Meditation Camps. They are:
Shunya Ki Naav (शून्य की नाव)
Satya Ki Khoj (सत्य की खोज)
Sambhavnaon Ki Aahat (संभावनाओं की आहट)
Shunya Ke Paar (शुन्य के पार)
notes
Order of the chapters of Neti Neti seems to follow the order of the component smaller books as above and within those books. Only Satya Ki Khoj has been translated into English, the others not.
Neti Neti was likely published previously with a different title, incorporating its subtitle thusly: Neti Neti: Kahun To Kisse Kahun, Sunta Kaun Hai? (नेति नेति: कहूं तो किससे कहूं, सुनता कौन है?). For more on dates, places, alt-titles, sources, etc, see discussion. For a TOC, see the discussion pages for the component books.
time period of Osho's original talks/writings
(unknown)
number of discourses/chapters
23


editions

Neti-Neti (नेति-नेति)

कहूं तो किससे कहूं, सुनता कौन है? (Kahun To Kisse Kahun, Sunta Kaun Hai?)

Year of publication : 2001
Publisher : Rebel Publishing House Pvt Ltd
ISBN 978-81-7261-262-7 (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages :
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
Edition notes :