Is there a merging between the Tao and Tantra?
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"Tao is the art of spontaneity, while Tantra is the science of transformation; to merge them is to lose the delicate essence of both. Embrace sexuality not as a technique, but as a natural flow of love and life."
According to Osho, there is no real merging between Indian Tantra and Tao: Tantra is technological, method-based transformation (sex to superconsciousness), while Tao is non-method, pure spontaneity and let-go. Mixing them destroys Tao’s delicacy. Yet Tao embraces sexuality through its own ‘tantra’—not a technique, but spontaneous, natural love and living, learned only by relaxing into life’s flow.
No—Tantra uses methods, Tao is just letting life flow, though Tao welcomes love and sex in a simple, natural, unplanned way.
Why this matters practically
- Stop seeking techniques for spontaneity; relax and allow life to unfold.
- In love/sex, drop rituals and performance; be present and natural.
- Prevent confusion by keeping method-based paths separate from the path of effortless being.
- In love/sex, drop rituals and performance; be present and natural.
- Prevent confusion by keeping method-based paths separate from the path of effortless being.
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