A buddha laughs too, but his laughter has the quality of a smile. His laughter has the feminine quality of grace. When an ignorant person laughs, his laughter is very aggressive, egoistic. The ignorant person always laughs at others. The contented person, the person who knows life a little, laughs at himself - at the whole play of life itself. It is not addressed to anybody in particular. He just laughs at the absurdity of it all... the impossibility of it all.

Meditation is the way to individuality. It makes you a light unto yourself.

One who ”knows,” knows there is no need to discourse; knowing is enough

They say: Think twice before you jump. I say: Jump first and then think as much as you want!

People are not things, you cannot have ownership.

Zen is all-inclusive. It never denies, it never says no to anything; it accepts everything and transforms it into a higher reality.

You can change your attachment from this to that, but you will be in misery. Attachment creates misery.