Bokoju, The Laughing Zen Master
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Bokoju, The Laughing Zen Master

by Anthony De Mello Legacy

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Bokoju, a great Zen master, woke up each morning laughing a great belly laugh that resounded through the monastery, waking up the other monks. The monks were curious to know what it was that made the master laugh but he wouldn’t say. For millennia, mystics have posed the question to seekers: “Why are you unhappy? Why are you scared?” Until we've seen Reality, it makes sense that we feel unsafe and unhappy. Yet it's as silly as a fish afraid of drowning. This is what Bokoju was laughing at.

ZenMeditationFearLiberationMokshaReleasing IllusionsSelf LiberationIllusionsLaughterLaughter Meditations

Meet your Teacher

Anthony De Mello Legacy

San Francisco, CA, USA

Meet your Teacher

Anthony De Mello Legacy

San Francisco, CA, USA