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Chapter-8

It is Just a Joke

Seventh Question

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Question 7

WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THE NAME YOU GIVE TO US? DOES IT MEAN OUR BECOMING? OR OUR INNER NATURE? SHOULD WE BE IDENTIFIED WITH IT? OR IS IT JUST A JOKE?

It is just a joke. Don't get identified with it, because you are the nameLESS. You have no name. You don't have any identity. I give you a new name so that the old is broken, but remember the new name is also a name, and soon it will become old. So don't get identified with it. Use it as label -- it is needed, it has some utility, but don't become too much identified with it. You are not the name. The name is needed, it has a social function, but no inner reality. Remain nameless.

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