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Osho on Laughter

Laughter is one of the most divine experiences,
but very few people really laugh.
Their laughter is shallow.
Either it is just intellectual or just a facade
or just a formality or just a mannerism,
but it is never total.

If a man can laugh totally, wholeheartedly,
not holding anything back at all,
in that very moment something tremendous can happen -
because laughter, when it is total,
is absolutely egoless
and that is the only condition
in which to know god, to be egoless.

There are many ways to be egoless
but laughter is the most beautiful way.
Laughter needs no talent.
In fact children laugh more beautifully more totally.
As they grow up, their laughter becomes shallow;
they start holding back,
they start thinking whether to laugh or not to laugh,
or whether it is right in this situation to laugh.

Learn the laughter of small children again
laugh consciously and totally -
and not only at others, at yourself too.
One should never miss an opportunity to laugh.
Laughter is prayer.

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From the book:
"Osho, A Must for Morning Contemplation"
A collection of extracts from talks by Osho
compiled at Osho's suggestion
Copyright Osho International Foundation,
Published by Rebel Publishing House, Germany