The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao - Discourses Series by Osho

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Series Title: The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao In "The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao," Osho delves into the profound essence of Taoist philosophy, unraveling the elegant simplicity and subtle profundity of experiencing life through an alignment with the natural flow of existence. Central to this series is the exploration of the ineffable — the elusive beauty that lies just at the edge of articulation, much like a flavor sensed on the tip of the tongue. Osho invites us to transcend mere intellectual understanding and engage with the Tao through direct experience and inner transformation. Through his masterful discourses, Osho emphasizes the importance of embracing spontaneity, simplicity, and harmony inherent in the Tao. He articulates how modern life, with its complexities and distractions, often deters us from the natural way, urging a return to our innate wisdom and authentic selves. By fostering an attitude of trust and surrender, individuals can integrate with the flow, achieving a state of grace and balance in life. Osho's unique perspective underscores the need to cultivate awareness and presence, encouraging seekers to taste the Tao's truth beyond words, to live life fluidly and gracefully, guided by the gentle wisdom of the heart. Through poignant anecdotes, humor, and incisive philosophical insights, Osho offers a gateway to the timeless, universal truths inherent in embracing the Tao.

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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #1 1 October 1978
Tao is the present, indivisible way; sannyas initiates a tongue-tip taste. Meet objectless fear by entering it meditatively and let love guide you.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #2 2 October 1978
Relax into non-doing: witness and drop desire so the mind dissolves; let heart-wisdom replace intellect, love become your name and door to God.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #3 3 October 1978
Deep truths transcend words; love is the divine meeting of opposites (yuganaddha). True union arises inwardly through self-love, shedding guilt about parents.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #4 4 October 1978
Life must be a sacred song beyond bread; bliss is uncovered by removing the mind's barriers through witnessing awareness—open to the Himalayas' wild silence.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #5 5 October 1978
The bindi/third eye signifies inner marriage and awakening; giving a child sannyas plants a seed of contact unlike adult choice, with guru as catalyst to bliss.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #6 6 October 1978
Awaken the heart: love and spontaneous prayer reveal the sacred beyond logic. Abandon ritualized dogma; embrace awareness, living neo-Tantra and inner surrender.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #7 7 October 1978
Remain 'just this' - present nonjudging awareness dissolves mind and ego; through love-fire and surrender the devotee is reborn into divine oneness.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #8 8 October 1978
Become still, conserve energy, and bow in gratitude: the outer is form, the inner formless—love and effortless surrender reveal the divine now.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #9 9 October 1978
Divine listening dissolves ego: attentive, nonjudging presence turns sound into silence; love as meditation lets God flow through you - how to live surrendered?
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #10 10 October 1978
Total, playful longing and right remembrance awaken God; relax, shift from head to heart, and let divine joy arise effortlessly in daily life.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #11 11 October 1978
True fulfillment isn't found in wealth, fame, or future hopes but in a yearning for God; real religion is inner and beyond doctrines, awakening the inner self.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #12 12 October 1978
God is beyond knowledge but reachable through love, surrender and gratitude; discard religious shadows and mind-made visions to meet the living divine.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #13 13 October 1978
Love awakens the heart into spacious innocence and divine bliss; sannyas and surrender dissolve ego so the seed can die, sprout and realize god-consciousness.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #14 14 October 1978
Meditation must be heart-born and river-like, not ritual; stop seeking—truth is remembered; surrender into divine love and let inner energy rise.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #15 15 October 1978
Rediscover nameless, formless being through relaxed receptivity; let desire cease, become heart-sweet, move divinely like a river toward the ocean of life.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #16 16 October 1978
Be a silent mountain: consciousness, not matter, is divine; love springs from rooted aloneness; awaken through full-energy Dynamic Meditation to realize God.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #17 17 October 1978
Seek truth, not a preconceived god; experiment, don't believe—enter spontaneous silence and courageous, desireless love, find God by truth through practice.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #18 18 October 1978
Drop becoming and ego; witness the inner darkness to find the eternal light, beauty, surrender and fearless presence reveal god within right now.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #19 19 October 1978
Thirst for God must be total—a dying longing that births prayer; live simply and love greatly, become twice-born, and find God as presence, music and song.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #20 20 October 1978
Freedom arises by unconditioning the mind—dropping identities and ego through choiceless witnessing, love and gratitude; how to become truly free?
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #21 21 October 1978
Bliss is a musk within; sannyas ignites a divine spring of inward seeking, discontent and trust. On love: heal by openness, freedom and wider experience.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #22 22 October 1978
Bliss arrives when the mind ceases; love, beauty and truth follow as ego dissolves—watch the mind, accept imperfection, and wait for true love to come.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #23 23 October 1978
Discontent with worldly toys sparks the inward quest: surrender to inner consciousness, love as risk that leads beyond death to the deathless and intimate union.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #24 24 October 1978
Divine twilight: embrace the chaos between old and new, drop becoming to live here-now, watch thoughts, welcome doubt, and let the divine come to you.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #25 25 October 1978
Desireless love frees from the mundane and death; love without motive is prayer—live awake, unique, and let medicine aid the body while you meditate.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #26 26 October 1978
Life is imperfect; seek totality—be wholly present. God is a tasted experience (raso); true contentment arises from an inner encounter; practice deep exhalations
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #27 27 October 1978
Make 'halim' mean no-person: true mildness is absence of ego; choiceless intelligence arises in no-self and awareness of now transforms misery into contentment.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #28 28 October 1978
Know God through the heart, not the measuring mind; use love as a ladder upward, drop ego and competitiveness — how will you choose love's higher direction?
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #29 29 October 1978
Let go of ego and live as a gentle divine smile: die to past identity, embrace sannyas' open courage and conscious death - fear dissolves into rebirth.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #30 30 October 1978
God is a taste to be remembered in nature; the master awakens thirst. Love purifies; true humility arises when ego disappears; contentment is the diamond.
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The Tongue-Tip Taste of Tao #31 31 October 1978
Trust, not belief, opens divine contact; truth is lived, not concluded—plug into the whole, drop ego, taste spontaneity and communion in the present.

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