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Osho on Rabiya

102 discourses in which Osho speaks about Rabiya, most mentions first. Each line is his own sentence from that talk.

  1. Sahaj Samadhi Bhali #17 · 44 mentions · 6 August 1974
    “Rabia is one of those very few women—countable on the fingers—who attained Buddhahood.”
  2. Just Like That #3: An open and shut case · 26 mentions · 3 May 1975
    “It is rare because both are enlightened: Salih, a master in his own right, and Rabiya, a rare woman, very rare, because very few women have become enlightened.”
  3. Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol 1 #9: This Experience of Infinite Mutuality · 25 mentions · 19 August 1977
    “Rabia el Adawiya is one of the rarest women in the whole human history.”
  4. Jyun Tha Tyun Thaharaya #3 · 20 mentions · 13 September 1980
    “Rabia is one of the very, very rare mystics—like the summit of Gaurishankar, Everest.”
  5. The Sword and the Lotus #17: A device to find yourself · 17 mentions · 6 February 1986
    “In Arabia there has been a woman, a Sufi mystic, Rabiya al-Adabiya....”
  6. Books I Have Loved #5 · 15 mentions
    “She is a Sufi; her name is Rabiya al-Adabiya.”
  7. And The Flowers Showered #4: What is the way? · 12 mentions · 3 November 1974
    “It happened: one Mohammedan mystic woman, Rabiya al-Adabia, changed many lines in her Koran.”
  8. The Art of Dying #7: The Treasure · 11 mentions · 17 October 1976
    “I have heard about a very great Sufi mystic woman, Rabia al-Adawia.”
  9. Deepak Bara Naam Ka #3 · 11 mentions · 3 October 1980
    “A Sufi fakir, a woman, Rabia—her guest was Hasan.”
  10. Mare He Jogi Maro #15 · 11 mentions · 8 June 1974
    “A Sufi fakir, a woman: Rabia.”
  11. Saheb Mil Saheb Bhave #6 · 10 mentions · 16 July 1980
    “There was a Sufi fakir, Rabia—an extraordinary woman.”
  12. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 3 #1: Pursuit of Knowledge · 9 mentions · 11 August 1975
    “It happened -- One of the most wise women ever born was Rabia Al-Adawia.”
  13. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #10: Clinging · 9 mentions · 19 July 1987
    “I am reminded of one very great woman -- Rabiya al-Adabiya, a Sufi woman.”
  14. Come, Come, Yet Again Come #2: From the Body to the Soul · 8 mentions · 28 October 1980
    “Lao Tzu's statement: "Seek not and find immediately," or Rabiya al-Adabiya's statement to Hassan....”
  15. In Search of the Miraculous Vol 1 #10: Meditation not Prayer has Great Future · 8 mentions · 1 July 1970
    “There is a story in the life of Rabiya.”
  16. The Great Pilgrimage: From Here to Here #24: The only way to be is not to be · 8 mentions · 1 October 1987
    “I am reminded of one of the most significant woman mystics, Rabiya al-Adabiya, a Sufi woman who was known for her very eccentric behavior.”
  17. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #8 · 8 mentions · 28 July 1977
    “It happened once: Rabia, a Sufi fakir, a woman, had another Sufi fakir, Hasan, staying at her hut.”
  18. Hansa To Moti Chuge #7 · 8 mentions · 17 May 1979
    “Rabia sits in her hut—a Sufi fakir woman; of Meera’s stature; of Mahavira and Buddha’s stature!”
  19. Kaivalya Upanishad #3 · 8 mentions · 26 March 1972
    “There was a Sufi fakir, Rabia.”
  20. Get Out of Your Own Way #21 · 7 mentions · 28 April 1976
    “There is a very famous sufi anecdote about a sufi mystic, Rabiya-el-Adavia, one of the rarest women in the whole history of human consciousness.”
  21. Socrates Poisoned Again After 25 Centuries #14: It is your mind again · 7 mentions · 26 February 1986
    “It happened that a great Sufi mystic, Hassan, was staying with Rabiya al Adabiya -- a great woman in the history of humanity.”
  22. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 1 #6: Through a glass darkly · 7 mentions · 26 June 1979
    “Rabiya, a great Sufi mystic, was passing....”
  23. The Razor's Edge #16: Who created god · 7 mentions · 5 March 1987
    “The third is a Mohammedan woman mystic, Rabiya al-Adabiya.”
  24. Theologia Mystica #8: The Real Magic · 7 mentions · 18 August 1980
    “The same type of story happened with that mysterious Mohammedan woman, Rabiya.”
  25. Walk Without Feet, Fly Without Wings and Think Without Mind #8: The Tender Trap · 7 mentions · 8 January 1978
    “THE GREAT MYSTIC, Rabia of Basra, was immensely beautiful.”
  26. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 1 #1: Join the Farthest Star · 7 mentions · 11 June 1977
    “There is a very famous anecdote about one of the rarest women in the world, Rabiya.”
  27. Es Dhammo Sanantano #110 · 7 mentions · 30 November 1977
    “Rabia—a Muslim fakir—was sitting in her little hut.”
  28. Suno Bhai Sadho #10 · 7 mentions · 20 November 1974
    “There was a Sufi woman—Rabia.”
  29. Come, Come, Yet Again Come #14: The Forgotten But Not the Lost · 6 mentions · 9 November 1980
    “The famous Sufi woman, Rabiya al-Adabiya, one evening when the sun was setting, was found searching for something just in front of her door on the road.”
  30. Even Bein' Gawd Ain't A Bed of Roses #19 · 6 mentions · 19 October 1979
    “But he says "ask".A great Sufi mystic woman, Rabiya, says: Don't ask, look!”
  31. Just the Tip of the Iceberg #2 · 6 mentions · 2 September 1980
    “A Sufi woman, Rabiya, was sitting under her roof in a small hut.”
  32. Es Dhammo Sanantano #7 · 6 mentions · 27 November 1975
    “Perhaps, as in Rabia’s famous story: one evening people saw the fakir Rabia—a unique woman, a Sufi saint—searching for something in front of her house.”
  33. Es Dhammo Sanantano #116 · 6 mentions · 6 December 1977
    “And Kabir said, “Until Meera comes—or Sahjo, or Daya, or Rabia, or Teresa, or Lalla—I will not come.””
  34. Es Dhammo Sanantano #120 · 6 mentions · 10 December 1977
    “A Sufi mystic, Hasan, was staying at Rabiya’s house.”
  35. Es Dhammo Sanantano #93 · 6 mentions · 2 June 1977
    “He was once staying at the house of another Sufi fakir, the woman Rabia—Rabia was an extraordinary woman, like Meera, like Sahajo, like Teresa; as Buddha, Krishna, and Mahavira are among men, so was Rabia.”
  36. Kano Suni So Juth Sab #2 · 6 mentions · 12 July 1977
    “Hasan, a fakir, stayed with Saint Rabia.”
  37. Nahin Sanjh Nahin Bhor #7 · 6 mentions · 17 September 1977
    “Rabia was sitting in her house — an extraordinary fakir-woman, a woman like Ramakrishna.”
  38. Ramnam Janyo Nahin #8 · 6 mentions · 18 March 1981
    “There is a sweet incident in the life of Rabia al-Adawiyya.”
  39. Above All Don't Wobble #7 · 5 mentions · 22 January 1976
    “There is an anecdote about one mystic woman's life, Rabiya-el-Adavia.”
  40. Hari Om Tat Sat #17: Buddhas are trying to be buddhas · 5 mentions · 3 February 1988
    “But out of those five or six women, one of the most beautiful is Rabiya al-Adabiya, a Sufi woman.”
  41. Hari Om Tat Sat #23: A woman is more poetic · 5 mentions · 6 February 1988
    “Rabiya al-Adabiya in South Arabia was one such woman.”
  42. Just the Tip of the Iceberg #18 · 5 mentions · 18 September 1980
    “Rabiya, one of the Sufi mystics, was sitting in her small cottage, and a guest mystic, Hasan, was also staying with her.”
  43. No Man is an Island #27 · 5 mentions · 27 May 1980
    “A Sufi mystic woman, Rabiya el Adawiya”
  44. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 6 #5: Live in joy · 5 mentions · 25 October 1979
    “A great Sufi mystic woman, Rabiya, canceled that line from HER Koran.”
  45. The Guest #3: Live in the is! · 5 mentions · 28 April 1979
    “Once Rabiya, a woman Sufi mystic, was passing, and she saw Hassan, another Sufi, praying in the mosque with great fervor, tears rolling down his cheeks, hands raised to the sky.”
  46. The Guest #8: You are my golden cornfield · 5 mentions · 3 May 1979
    “One day Hassan, a Sufi mystic, went to Rabiya, the great Sufi woman.”
  47. The Inner Journey #1: Body: The first step for a seeker · 5 mentions · 3 February 1968
    “There was a fakir woman named Rabiya.”
  48. The Secret of Secrets, Vol 2 #4: Words cannot contain it · 5 mentions · 30 August 1978
    “One day Hassan of Busra and Malik, son of Dinar, and Sakik of Bulk, came to see Rabiya el-Adawiya when she was ill.”
  49. The Wild Geese and the Water #8: When Ignorance Becomes Luminous · 5 mentions · 18 February 1981
    “There is another beautiful story about one strange mystic woman, Rabiya al Adaviya.”
  50. Unio Mystica, Vol 2 #10: We Shall Meet Again · 5 mentions · 20 December 1978
    “It is reported of a great woman mystic, Rabiya al-Adabiya, that when she was reading the Koran she came across a statement that said, "Hate Satan."”
  51. Zen: The Diamond Thunderbolt #8: Let my name be traveler · 5 mentions · 19 July 1988
    “I have told you about the Sufi mystic woman, Rabiya al-Adabiya.”
  52. Geeta Darshan Vol. 12 #8 · 5 mentions
    “There was a Sufi mystic, a woman—Rabia.”
  53. Jin Khoja Tin Paiyan #8 · 5 mentions · 1 July 1970
    “It is mentioned in Rabiya’s life: at dusk the sun was setting and she was sitting inside her hut.”
  54. Ka Sovai Din Rain #7 · 5 mentions · 6 April 1978
    “The Sufi mystic Rabia went a step beyond Jesus.”
  55. Vigyan Dharam Aur Kala #2 · 5 mentions · 16 January 1967
    “She was a fakir-woman named Rabiya.”
  56. Going All the Way #13 · 4 mentions · 13 November 1980
    “One of the famous Sufi mystics, Rabiya el Adawiya, changed a few sentences in the Koran; wherever it said hate the enemy, the devil, Satan, she changed it, she removed it Another mystic, Hasan, was looking into Rabiya's copy of the Koran -- he could not believ…”
  57. The Cypress in the Courtyard #20 · 4 mentions · 23 June 1976
    “[Osho recounted the story of two sufi mystics -- Rabiya and Hassein.”
  58. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 8 #5: Be in the world and be holy · 4 mentions · 25 December 1979
    “One evening, Rabiya was searching for something on the street in front of her small hut.”
  59. The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 3 #6: When Two Zeros Meet · 4 mentions · 26 October 1976
    “It happened: Rabiya El Adaviya was sitting in her room meditating, praying.”
  60. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #27: Just being · 4 mentions · 28 July 1987
    “Rabiya al-Adabiya was a Sufi woman, very unique.”
  61. The Rebel #12: The magical door of eternity · 4 mentions · 6 June 1987
    “There is a beautiful story about one of the most significant women who has ever lived -- Rabiya al-Adabiya.”
  62. The White Lotus #5: The Eye of Zen · 4 mentions · 4 November 1979
    “Rabiya was passing one day and she saw Hasan sitting before a mosque, tears rolling down his cheeks, and crying with raised hands in deep prayer.”
  63. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #1 · 4 mentions · 21 July 1977
    “Rabia went further: The doors are not even closed—don’t knock—open your eyes.”
  64. Birhani Mandir Diyana Baar #7 · 4 mentions
    “Rabia, the woman Sufi mystic, was sitting at her door.”
  65. Jyoti Se Jyoti Jale #20 · 4 mentions · 30 July 1978
    “Let me remind you of a Sufi story of Rabia, which I have told often and love very much.”
  66. Kathopanishad #9 · 4 mentions · 9 October 1973
    “Rabiya, a Sufi woman-fakir—there is a verse in the Quran: Hate Satan.”
  67. Maha Geeta #79 · 4 mentions · 29 January 1977
    “There is a famous saying of Rabia al-Adawiyya.”
  68. Maha Geeta #80 · 4 mentions · 30 January 1977
    “That is Rabia’s meaning.”
  69. Mrityoma Amritam Gamaya #2 · 4 mentions · 2 August 1979
    “The Sufi mystic Rabia cut a verse out of the Quran.”
  70. Naye Manushya Ka Dharam #6 · 4 mentions · 24 May 1970
    “I have heard of a fakir woman—Rabia.”
  71. Prem Nadi Ke Teera #11 · 4 mentions · 31 May 1969
    “There was a Muslim Sufi mystic woman named Rabia.”
  72. From Death to Deathlessness #12: The song of the tide · 3 mentions · 13 August 1985
    “Her name was Rabiya al-Adabiya.”
  73. Nirvana now or never #12 · 3 mentions · 13 February 1980
    “It is said of Rabiya el Adawiya, one of the Sufi mystic woman, that when she came across her copy of the Koran a small sentence which says "Hate the devil," she crossed it, she corrected it.”
  74. Nirvana now or never #15 · 3 mentions · 16 February 1980
    “Ma Dhyan Rabia.”
  75. Nowhere To Go But In #2 · 3 mentions · 26 May 1974
    “Rabiya was a Sufi mystic -- a woman.”
  76. Seeds of Wisdom #1: [None] · 3 mentions
    “There was a mystic woman, Rabiya.”
  77. Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol 1 #11: The People are Sleeping · 3 mentions · 21 August 1977
    “Hasan used to go to Rabia, to Ajami, the other Masters -- whosoever was available -- but his questions are that of a knowledgeable man.”
  78. Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol 1 #16: A Lotus on the Lake of Emptiness · 3 mentions · 26 August 1977
    “In a Meera or in a Rabia or in a Theresa they have accepted it -- but very reluctantly, very, very reluctantly.”
  79. The Golden Future #19: The sunlit peaks of sacredness · 3 mentions · 21 May 1987
    “I am reminded of one of the most important women who has walked on the earth, Rabiya al-Adabiya.”
  80. The Great Nothing #17 · 3 mentions · 5 October 1976
    “There is another parable about a sufi mystic, Rabiya-el-Adavia.”
  81. The Long, the Short and the All #3: Religion and education · 3 mentions
    “There was once a holy woman named Rabiya.”
  82. The Perfect Master, Vol 2 #1: Once Upon a Time · 3 mentions · 1 July 1978
    “That's what the great mystic woman, Rabia, said to Hassan:”
  83. The Sacred Yes #14 · 3 mentions · 14 November 1978
    “[He tells the lovely story of the two Sufi saints, Rabiya-al-Adabia and Hassen.”
  84. The Sun Rises in the Evening #4: Learn to Breathe this Air · 3 mentions · 14 June 1978
    “A mystic woman, Rabiya, was seen in Baghdad one day.”
  85. YAA-HOO! The Mystic Rose #20: Just a glimpse and the work is done · 3 mentions · 8 April 1988
    “I have told you about the Sufi mystic woman, Rabiya.”
  86. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 10 #7: The witness is self-illuminating · 3 mentions · 7 May 1976
    “A famous anecdote about Rabia al Adaviya: One evening she was searching for something in the street.”
  87. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #39 · 3 mentions · 29 March 1978
    “The Sufi mystic Rabia would sit in her hut at dawn, meditating—absorbed; surely in ananya.”
  88. Es Dhammo Sanantano #18 · 3 mentions · 8 December 1975
    “Rabia was sitting in her house.”
  89. Es Dhammo Sanantano #56 · 3 mentions · 7 April 1976
    “There is a famous incident in Rabia’s life.”
  90. Geeta Darshan Vol. 13 #3 · 3 mentions
    “There was a Muslim mystic, a woman, Rabia.”
  91. Hansa To Moti Chuge #4 · 3 mentions · 14 May 1979
    “Rabia—Sufi fakir, an amazing Sufi woman.”
  92. Jyoti Se Jyoti Jale #2 · 3 mentions · 12 July 1978
    “Rabia was sitting in her hut.”
  93. Kahe Kabir Main Pura Paya #8 · 3 mentions · 19 September 1979
    “There is a story about Rabiya: she had made corrections in her Koran.”
  94. Maha Geeta #13 · 3 mentions · 23 September 1976
    “I have heard: Rabiya al-Adawiyya, a Sufi fakira, was passing along a road.”
  95. Maha Geeta #59 · 3 mentions · 9 December 1976
    “A woman mystic, Rabia, passed by and said, “Hasan, stop your nonsense!”
  96. Main Kaun Hun #2 · 3 mentions · 5 March 1967
    “One day Rabia was sitting in her hut.”
  97. Nahin Ram Bin Thaon #2 · 3 mentions · 26 May 1974
    “There was a Sufi woman saint, Rabia.”
  98. Santo Magan Bhaya Man Mera #17 · 3 mentions · 28 May 1978
    “Rabia sat in her hut.”
  99. Shiksha Main Kranti #3 · 3 mentions · 3 March 1967
    “There was a fakir‑woman, Rabia.”
  100. Tao Upanishad #110 · 3 mentions · 8 November 1971
    “There was a woman fakir, Rabia.”
  101. Trisha Gai Ek Bund Se #3 · 3 mentions · 1 February 1969
    “Rabia was a fakir woman, a Sufi.”
  102. Vigyan Dharam Aur Kala #6 · 3 mentions
    “There was a fakir woman, Rabia.”