According to Osho, folded hands with a smile mean moving through life as a ‘tathagata’: thus come, thus go—lightly, like a non-substantial smile. Folded hands protect others’ egos from misreading your smile. But the smile must be authentic, arising from inner emptiness/no-self, not a learned or painted gesture. Even true sadness is preferable to a false smile; growth comes from authenticity.
Smile from your real, quiet center and join your hands so no one feels offended—never fake it.