Why Should I Grieve Over Him?

Ep. 3 There was a man of wei, tung-men wu, who did not grieve when his son died. His wife said to him: "no one in the world loved his son as much as you did, why do you not grieve now he is dead?" he answered: "i had no son, and when I had no son I did not grieve. Now that he is dead it is the same as it was before, when I had no son. Why should I grieve over him?" Season 1 Acharya says that laughter is "the very essence of Zen." And though the theme of this series is meditation - watching, remaining alert and aware - as the only way to truth, Acharya encourages us to, "be happy and meditation will follow." There is a wonderful chapter on laughter, Hotei the Laughing Buddha, and enlightenment. As Acharya says, "This is the whole effort of all the masters: to create a sudden clash of thunder so those who are fast asleep can be awakened."