"Laughter is deep. Play is the TAO."

I found a little article in a site called "Good Life Zen. And though I am no Buddhist, the article made me go back to what I've, from time to time, called my Playful Path. Compare and share. It is worth the laugh.

"When we laugh we forget ourself. All our precious ideas of who we are fall away for a moment. When we poke gentle fun at ourselves, all self-importance disappears. That’s where play and spirituality converge. Tao is an ancient word for a spiritual path. To forget oneself and get lost in the present is a spiritual state of being. Both play and meditation can help us taste the freedom of being present.

"Some think that people on a spiritual path should be serious. Wrong! Laughter is deep. Play is the Tao."

from Bernie DeKoven, funsmith