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http://www.hknet.org.nz/healthNhumour.html
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Laughter Therapy - its no joke:
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Healing with humour: Taking better care of ourselves =>;-))
http://www.hknet.org.nz/healthNhumour.html
Visit our Hasya Rasa pages
Laughter Therapy - its no joke:
http://www.healthlibrary.com/reading/yod/march98/news.htm
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So Lord Caitanya is known as the one:
- hasya-kari & hasya-yuk ==> who laughs & jokes
- hasya-priya ==> who is fond of joking
- hasya-nagara ==> who is the hero of those expert in speaking joking words
- hasya-grami & hasya-kara ==> is expert at joking
- pushpa-hasa ==> whose smile & laugh are as charminng as flowers.
Lord Gauranga's smiling & laughing qualities ki...
ys Radhe Govinda dasa
P.S. One of the qualities of Srimati Radharani is that she is very expert
in the art of joking.
This is a MUST READ =>;-Q
http://www.digitalsawdust.com
Four Wives parable:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/4wives.pps
Click on this link to see how really short life is.
http://www.sastradana.com/video/lifeisshort.wmv
sent in by Shyamasundar prabhu ACBSP
Angry mouths flip out at a Press Conference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym9hMtpk9d4
12 days of Xmas Indian style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owK5tHjL0aE
July 11th, 1976
Today is Guru-purnima, and also the disappearance of Srila Sanatana Gosvami. On the walk Tamal Krishna Maharaja asked what was the significance of Guru-purnima, and Srila Prabhupada replied simply, "Guru-puja, that you are doing daily."
We walked in a better area of Central Park, around a lake, with Srila Prabhupada in the center front, surrounded by a group of about twenty men, all eager for his association and keen to hear any comments he might make. Walking easily along the wide pathways surrounding the lake he discussed with us the inevitability of death and the scientists' folly in struggling to avoid it.
Radhaballabha repeated something his mother had told him. "She was a nurse, and she's seen many people die, and they all look very peaceful when they die."
Prabhupada gave a little laugh. "Nobody dies peacefully. They shall cry."
He told us about some of his former relatives and their experiences with death. "I have seen one of our relatives, she's dying, and her second son ... She's calling, 'My dear such and such, I give you in charge, I could not do.' Like that, and died."
"She was attached," Bali-mardana said.
"Everyone is attached," Prabhupada said. "I have seen one of my nephews, young man. So his young wife and children, when he was ... He began to strike his head like that, that 'I am dying without any provision for my wife.' "
"What is his future?" Tamal Krishna wanted to know.
"Future means he'll have to come back again, either in the same family or in the dog's family, dog's life. Bhutva bhutva praliyate. In this way, he'll take birth and die. Yes."
Svarupa Damodara prabhu mentioned a new branch of medicine called "biomedical ethics." Its concerns include how long doctors should sustain the attempt to keep a person alive, but Prabhupada didn't accept that they could keep anyone alive any longer than a person is destined.
Ramesvara Maharaja said people were very hopeful that modern medicine could keep them alive.
"They are hopeful of everything," Prabhupada said. "That is their foolishness. Hope against hope, that's all. The hope will never be fulfilled. Therefore they are called pramatta. Pramatta means mad, crazy. Their hopefulness means that is a proof that crazy, mad."
"Some of the rich men, they buy a cabinet that their body is put into, and they hope that they will wake up in a thousand years," Bali-mardana informed him.
Srila Prabhupada came to a halt and everyone gathered around closer to hear his response. Prabhupada's example was so apropos, so filled with wit and intelligence, it could hardly be matched anywhere by anyone, and it contained one of the most apt and graphic comparisons I have heard from him to date. "This is called bakanda-nyaya," he said with a smile. "Baka, the duck, and anda, the testicle. So the bull, he has a testicle hanging, and the baka is thinking it is a fish."
Taking the duck's eye view, Prabhupada leaned a little forward and looked up expectantly. "So he's going, he's hoping, 'This fish will drop and ... ' " To the peals of our laughter he went on. "This is called bakanda-nyaya. Everyone knows, this is a common thing in India. You'll see, the baka is going on. Therefore they are baka. Baka means rascal, in India we say any fool, boka or baka. Means that the duck is a fool. Very appropriate, this bakanda-nyaya. Logic of duck and testicle."
- From the "A Transcendental Diary Vol 3" by HG Hari Sauri dasa
The End is Near!
Turn Yourself Around Now!
Before it's Too Late!
As a car sped past them, the driver yelled,
"Leave us alone, you religious nuts!"
From the curve they heard screeching tires and a big splash.
The pastor turns to the priest and asks, "Do you think the sign should just say 'Bridge Out'? "
sent in by Shyamasundara prabhu ACBSP
PAMHO., AGTSP., AGTSG&G.,
Just a few acronyms in ISKCON
A devotee is talking to a guest at the Sunday feast:
.......just as a third class person never learns from a painful experience,
and a second class person learns simply by the experience, while a
first class person learns from the mistakes of others.
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
A man is stumbling through the woods, totally drunk, when he comes
upon a preacher baptising people in the river.
He proceeds to walk into the water and subsequently bumps into the
preacher.
The preacher turns around and is almost overcome by the smell of booze.
Where upon he asks the drunk, "Are you ready to find Jesus?"
The drunk answers, "Yes, I am."
So the preacher grabs him and dunks him in the water. He pulls him up and asks the drunk, "Brother have you found Jesus?"
The drunk replies, "No, I haven't found Jesus."
The preacher, shocked at the answer, dunks him into the water again
but for a little longer this time.
He again pulls him out of the water and asks again, "Have you found
Jesus, my brother?"
The drunk again answers, "No, I haven't found Jesus."
By this time, the preacher is at his wits end so he dunks the drunk
in the water again but this time he holds him down for about 30 seconds.
When the drunk begins kicking his arms and legs, the preacher pulls
him up.
The preacher asks the drunk again, "For the love of God, have you found Jesus?"
The drunk wipes his eyes and catches his breath and says to the preacher, "Are you sure this is where he fell in?"
RETIREMENT DINNER**********
A priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in
the parish.
A leading local politician and member of the congregation was chosen
to make the presentation and give a little speech at the dinner.
However, he was delayed, so the priest decided to say his own few words while they waited. 'I got my first impression of the Parish from the first confession I heard here. I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place. The very first person who entered my confessional told me he had stolen a television set And, when questioned by the police, was able to lie his way out of it. He had stolen money from his parents, embezzled from his employer, had an affair with his boss's wife, taken illegal drugs, and gave VD to his sister. I was appalled. But as the days went on I learned that my people were not all like that and I had, indeed, come to a fine parish full of good and loving people.'...
Just as the priest finished his talk, the politician arrived full of apologies at being late. He immediately began to make the presentation and gave his talk. 'I'll never forget the first day our parish priest arrived,' said the politician. 'In fact, I had the honor of being the first person to go to him for confession.'
Moral: Never, Never, Never Be Late!
sent in by BSS
Balaram had spent a week visiting his family in Delhi. His sister-in-law and seven-year-old nephew went with him when he returned to the airport.
After verifying his seat number with the counter attendant, Balaram walked back to his relatives and stated that he'd have to wait an additional three hours in the airport. "How come?," his nephew asked. "My plane has been grounded," Balaram explained.
"Grounded?" the little boy said. "oh wow, I didn't know planes had parents."
..........a peanut was a salted
Three yogis, a jnana yogi, a astanga yogi, and a bhakti yogi, were
together in a car crash and all were killed.
Poof! They all appeared together at the Feet of Bhagavan.
First God asked the jnan-yogi, "So, what do you believe?"
The jnani replied, "I believe in your formless Brahman - so-aham!"
God said, "Good, come sit on my side"
Then God said to the bhakti yogi, "So, what do you believe?"
The Bhakta replied, "I believe in Your eternal service in Nitya-lila
Vaikuntha!" God said, "Good, come sit on my other side!"
Then God said to the astanga yogi, "So, what do you believe?"
The astanga yogi replied, "I believe you are sitting on my throne!!!”
Joking! Joking!! Joking!!!
sent in by Hrishikeshananda prabhu ACBSP
A man once told his son that if he wanted to live a long life the secret
was to sprinkle a little gunpowder on his cornflakes every morning.
The son did this religiously, and lived to be 93.
When he died, he left 14 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and a 15-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.
NEVER, I mean NEVER upset someone who has a backhoe digger
A young family, feeling cramped in their small apartment, went shopping
for a house. The parents looked at houses for a month before deciding on
a two-story house in the country. While driving to their new home,
the mom was telling the children about the house; it was a big two-story
house with lots of room. She told them about the big back yard with a swing-set;
the playroom, big enough for all their toys; and each child would finally
have a room of their own. On their first night in their new home, the parents
got the kids to bed later than usual, so they said they could only read
one story from Krsna book tonight.
The little 4-year-old piped up, "No mataji, this is a two story house!"
Did
you ever wonder? 
A woman was driving down the highway about 75 miles an hour, when she
noticed a motorcycle policeman following her.
Instead of slowing down, she picked up speed.
When she looked back again, their were two motorcycles following her.
She shot up to 90 miles.
The next time she looked around, there were three cops following her.
Suddenly, she spotted a gas station looming ahead. She screeched to
a stop and ran into the ladies' room.
Ten minutes later, she innocently walked out.
The three cops were standing there waiting for her.
Without batting an eye, she said coyly, "I'll bet none of you thought
I would make it."
If it's true that we are here to serve God and others, then what exactly
are the others here for?
A friend's daughter's 5th-grade class had been studying astronomy.
Apparently one morning at breakfast she announced, "On Friday we're having a quiz on the moon."
That's when her little brother piped up, thinking it to be a school outing saying, "Are you gonna let her go, Mom?"
Some thoughts
1/. - You know Protons have mass? ........I didn't even know they were Catholic.2/. - If the world were a logical place, men would be the ones who ride horses sidesaddle.
3/. - They told me I was gullible and I believed them.
4/. - One nice thing about egotists: they don't talk about other people.
Bush Unveils Missile Defense Shield
An elderly woman was standing at a busy intersection. She was too scared
for her own safety to cross the street.
About that time, up came a young man whom she asked, "Could you see me safely across the street?"
Naturally, outta respect for his elders, the guy said, "Just a minute."
He walked across the street, turned around, and said, "Yes... I can see you no problem !"
I don't care what tribe you are from .....careful with that or you'll
poke someone's eye out
There is this good old barber in London, one day a florist goes to him for a haircut. After the cut, he goes to pay the barber and the barber replies:
"I am sorry. I cannot accept money from you. I am doing the community service."
The florist is happy and leaves the shop.
Next morning when the barber goes to open his shop, there is a "thank you" card and a dozen roses waiting at his door.
The local policeman goes for a haircut and he also goes to pay the barber after the haircut.
But again the barber replies: "I am sorry. I cannot accept money from you. I am doing the community service.
.......the cop is happy and leaves the shop.
The next morning the barber goes to open his shop, there is a thank you card and a dozen donuts are waiting at his door.
An indian software engineer goes for a haircut and he also goes to pay the barber after the cut.
Again the barber replies: "I am sorry. I cannot accept money from you. I am doing the community service. "
The indian software engineer is happy and leaves.
The next morning when the barber goes to open his shop, guess what he finds there...
................try to guess
.........come on, think like an indian.................
yeah you got it...........a dozen Indians waiting for a free haircut...
sent in by Susheel Govind - Coventry UK
......and for sure it will cost extra !!!!
A devotee working as a door-to-door salesman approached a nice home
where two kids played in the front yard and
asked them if either of their parents were home.
"Yeah, they're both home."
The devotee salesman rang the bell and waited. He rang again. Still, no one answered the door.
"Why won't they come to the door?" he asked the kids.
"Silly, this isn't our house," said one.
I think we should call them 'nanas.
People are more violently opposed to fur than to leather because
it`s safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.
Games for Grandmas
SALAMANDER, n. Originally a reptile inhabiting fire; later, an anthropomorphous
immortal, but still a pyrophile. Salamanders are now believed to be extinct,
the last one of which we have an account having been seen in Carcassonne
by the Abbe Belloc, who exorcised it with a bucket of holy water.
Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
http://www.online-literature.com/bierce/devilsdictionary/
Could this be a sign from about about how the Devas see the actions of the Kali yuga
.......more optical illusions and paradigm twists here:
SATAN, n. One of the Creator's lamentable mistakes, repented in sashcloth
and axes. Being instated as an archangel, Satan made himself multifariously
objectionable and was finally expelled from Heaven. Halfway in his descent
he paused, bent his head in thought a moment and at last went back.
"There is one favor that I should like to ask," said he.
"Name it."
"Man, I understand, is about to be created. He will need laws."
"What, wretch! you his appointed adversary, charged from the dawn of
eternity with hatred of his soul -- you ask for the right to make his laws?"
"Pardon; what I have to ask is that he be permitted to make them himself."
It was so ordered.
Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
http://www.online-literature.com/bierce/devilsdictionary/
That new Bhakta, ........he's a man of convictions, and I hear he has served time for each one.
An office manager was given the task of hiring an individual to fill
a job opening. After sorting through a stack of resumes he found four people
who were equally qualified. He decided to call the four in and ask them
only one question. Their answer would determine which of them would get
the job. The day came and as the four sat around the conference room table
the interviewer asked:
"What is the fastest thing you know of?"
Acknowledging the first man (A WHITE MAN), on his right, the man replied,"A
THOUGHT. It just pops into your head.
There's no warning that it's on the way; it's just there. A thought
is the fastest thing I know of."
"That's very good!" replied the interviewer.
"And now you sir?" he asked the second man (A ! COLOURED MAN).
"Hmm....let me see. A blink! It comes and goes and you don't know that
it ever happened. A BLINK is the fastest thing I know of."
"Excellent!" said the interviewer. "The blink of an eye ... that's
a very popular cliche? for speed."
He then turned to the third man (A BLACK MAN) who was contemplating
his reply."Well, out at my dad's FARM, you step out of the house and on
the wall there's a light switch. When you flip that switch & way out
across the pasture the light in the barn comes on in less than an ant.
TURNING ON A LIGHT is the fastest thing I can think of.
"The interviewer was very impressed with the third answer and thought
he had found his man. "It's hard to beat the speed of light" He said.
Turning to the fourth and final man (A INDIAN MAN), the interviewer
posed the same question.
It's obvious to me that the fastest thing known is DIARRHEA."
"WHAT!?" said the interviewer, stunned by the response.
"Oh I can explain." said the fourth man.
"You see the other day I wasn't feeling so good and I ran for
the bathroom.
But, before I could THINK, BLINK, or TURN ON THE LIGHT , I
> >> had already messed my pants!"
HE GOT THE JOB................
sent in by Yagnesh Rajani in Malawi
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water........
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