Laughing or Crying During Meditation is Weird?

When we are mindful, others like us more!

I am sure many of you, in the privacy of your own meditation space, on your cushion, will burst out laughing sometimes, enjoying some inner joke. If others could see you, they might think you are some kind of weirdo! Absolutely quiet… then, some silly happy feeling come bubbling up inside. I have been told, “I just felt like laughing out loud!”
Sometimes during meditation, sudden tears might fall, but this time you might feel bad or sad, without thinking about anything in particular. If this were not happening within a spiritual context, while you are working on inner development, you might worry about your own mental health! However, since you are in private, sitting on your cushion, no one can see or judge you and you remember that this is all part of the process to transformation. ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~

"Sicher brechen einige von Euch, wenn Ihr allein bei Eurer Meditation sitzt, manchmal in Gelächter über einen inneren Scherz aus. Wenn andere Euch dabei sehen könnten, würden sie vielleicht denken, dass ihr äußerst seltsam seid! Völlig ruhig... und dann: 'Ha, ha, ha, ha ha!' Ein albernes, glückliches Gefühl steigt im Inneren hoch. Man hat mir erzählt: 'Ich hatte einfach Lust, laut herauszulachen!'
Manchmal kann es bei der Meditation plötzliche Tränen geben; aber nun fühlst Du Dich schlecht oder traurig, ohne an etwas bestimmtes gedacht zu haben. Wenn dies nicht in einem spirituellen Zusammenhang geschähe, während Du an innerlicher Entwicklung arbeitest, würdest Du Dir vielleicht Sorgen um Deinen Geisteszustand machen! Da Du jedoch allein auf Deinem Kissen sitzt, kann Dich niemand sehen und Du erinnerst Dich daran, dass all dies ein Teil des Transformationsprozesses ist." - Domo Geshe Rinpoche ---

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