on HUMORQ. I have noticed that many spiritual masters have agreat sense of humor. What is the relationship of humor to spiritualpractice?
M.Oh, I see. I guess they are just feeling happy, and relaxed, youknow, and light-hearted about everything. And they could laughat themselves and laugh at others, laugh about ridiculous thingsin this life when many people cling so tensely and taking so seriously.After we practice somehow, we just get loose. You know, we don'tfeel so serious any more. If we die tomorrow, we die; if we live,we live, you know. If we lost everything, we lost everything;if we have everything, we have everything. Yes, we have enoughwisdom and ability after enlightenment to take care of ourselvesin every situation. So we are not scared of anything. We loseour fear, we lose our anxiety. That's why we're relaxed. We feeldetached to this world. Whatever we gain or lose doesn't meanmuch any more. If we gain a lot of things, it's only for the benefitof people, then we offer; and for the benefit of loved ones. Otherwisewe don't consider ourselves or our life that important to go throughall of the struggles and sufferings to preserve it. If we preserveit, it's all right. It doesn't mean we sit in bed all day on thenail bed and then meditate. But we do work. You understand? Forexample, I still work, huh! I do my painting, and my handicraftworks to earn my living. So I don't want to take donations fromanyone. And even my earning is so much I can help people. I canhelp the refugees, the disaster victims and all that. Why shouldn'twe work? But we have so much talent and abilities, and life isso easy for us after enlight-enment that we feel there is justno need to worry. You understand? We just naturally relax. That'show the sense of humor is born. I guess that is what it is, huh?Do you find me humorous? (Audience: Yes) (Laughter and applause.)Yes (Master laughs.) Then maybe... I must be a master of somekind huh? (Laughter). Okay. (Master laughs.) Let's hope so, foryour sake huh, so that you didn't listen to an unenlightened personfor two hours, waste your time. Okay. Any more question?
