What is the taste of enlightenment?
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"Enlightenment has no taste, for in its essence, the taster and the tasted dissolve into oneness; it is the fragrance of your own being, inseparable from you."
According to Osho, enlightenment has no taste because all duality dissolves: no taster and no tasted, no I and thou. Mind divides; awakening is the melting of knower and known. At most one can speak of a subtle sensitivity or fragrance, but it isn’t separate from you—it is you. The only barrier is separation itself.
You can’t taste enlightenment because there’s no ‘you’ and ‘it’—it’s like being the sweetness itself, not someone licking it.
Why this matters practically
- Stops the chase for special experiences and redirects attention to silent, non-dual awareness.
- Encourages dissolving ego-boundaries, easing conflict and fostering compassion.
- Guides practice toward witnessing and letting separation melt, rather than seeking spiritual ‘tastes.’
- Encourages dissolving ego-boundaries, easing conflict and fostering compassion.
- Guides practice toward witnessing and letting separation melt, rather than seeking spiritual ‘tastes.’
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