Healing with humour: Taking better care of ourselves  =>;-))
http://www.hknet.org.nz/healthNhumour.html
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Laughter Therapy - its no joke:
http://www.healthlibrary.com/reading/yod/march98/news.htm

        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.

"Any gentleman should be a little humorous."

- Srila Prabhupada (Letter to Kurusrestha 75-09-26)(26th Sept 1976)

SOME FACTS ABOUT HUMOUR

"With devotion steeped in love and affection, the yogi should meditate within the core of his heart upon the laughter of Lord Vishnu. The laughter of Vishnu is so captivating that it can be easily meditated upon. When the Supreme Lord is laughing, one can see His small teeth, which resemble jasmine buds rendered rosy by the splendor of His lips. Once devoting his mind to this, the yogi no longer desires to see anything else." ~ S.P., Srimad-Bhagavatam 3-23-33 "Kapila's Instructions on Devotional Service"

SCIENCE - After surgery but prior to the administration of pain medication, patients were told one-liner jokes. Those patients who were exposed to the humor experienced less pain in comparison to the other surgery patients who didn't get a dose of humor as part of their therapy. ~ Summary from study published in  ' Journal of Holistic Nursing'

Medical experts (Dr. Derk & Dr. Wiilliiamsburg) reveal that a powerful laugh will relax tensed muscles, brings more oxygen into the system and more quickly, lowers blood pressure, and offers a free, overall health benefits on many levels! And its free!. (If the FDA could manufacture a medicine like this, they'd charge a bundle.)

Loma Linda University Cali study by Dr. Lee Berk and Dr. Stanley Tan showed that physiological responses that were produced from belly laughter, were the opposite of what is seen in classical stress, thereby offering yet more evidence that laughing produces healthy or positive emotions.

Results of research by Dr. Lee Berk and Dr. Stanley Tan (Loma Linda U of Ca) indicated that after a good belly laugh, there is a general increase in activity within the immune system, such as: increased number and activity level of natural killer cells that attack viral infected cells and some types of cancer and tumor cells.

If it tickles your funny bone then chances are it will reduce the stress in your life and leave your immune system to do its part. This premise has been supported by both the field of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. A recent publication with research data appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Skin welt sizes were compared in patients suffering from severe allergies after one group watched a video featuring Charlie Chaplin and the other group listened to a documentary on weather. Needless to say, the Japanese study confirmed a reduction in skin welt size in the group watching the famed comedian. [FROM CNN.COM]  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, February 13, 2001:

MORE SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS ABOUT LAUGHTER

* Laughter stimulates physical healing.
* Laughter enhances our individual creativity.
* Laughter is rejuvenating and regenerating.
* Laughter is good for relationships (that includes friendships).
* Laughter opens the heart.
* Laughter gives us a glimpse of freedom from the mind. (In other words, helpful for getting off the mental platform!)

~~ Articles by N. Lehrman in Archives of Internal Medicine, April 26,1993; Lee Berk, Dr. P.H. in Loma Linda University School of Medicine News, March 11,1999; N.Silver in American Health, November 1986; J. McCormick in Lancet, August 1994.

"We are less likely to succcummb to feelings of depression and helplessness if we are able to laugh at what is troubling us. Humor gives us a sense of perspective on our problems. Laughter provides an opportunity for the release of those uncomfortable emotions which, if held inside, may create biochemical changes that are harmful to the body." Patty Wooten, author of 'Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Guidelines to Success'

SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS - Controlled studies have given evidence that a good belly laugh has lowered serum cortisol levels, increased amounts of activated T lymphocytes, increased number and activity of natural killer cells, and increased the number of T cells that have helper/ suppresser receptors. Or to sum it up: laughter off-sets the immunosuppressive effects of stress and is therefore significantly improves the health of the immune system. - Discoveries by Dr. Berk and Dr. Tan, Loma Linda University.

Evidence (from EEG) revealed that when a joke is just about to be told, the initial anticipation results in  the brains cortex's left hemisphere starting the function of analyzing of word processing. Next, most brain activity moved to the frontal lobe (the center of emotions). After that, the right hemisphere's synthesis mix with the left's processing to look for and locate the pattern or to be able to "get" the joke. Very quickly following, though just prior to the persons had quite enough time to laugh, brain waves increase and spread to   the occipital lobe which is the sensory processing areas of the brain. There was an increase in fluctuations of delta waves which reached a crescendo of activity and crested as the brain 'got' the joke followed by the recipient beginning of laughter. So here you have 'scientific' knowledge how laughter works, integrating the brain and getting it to all function together, thanks to Dr. Derk & Dr. Williamsburg. Now, stop analyzing and start laughing! :-) You have facts that it's actually beneficial for a variety of health issues, so don't minimize its importance and start giving yourself permission to take out time each day to laugh.  Like a vitamin or even a meal, it's a necessity!

Courtesy of mother Pritaa ACBSP's site http://www.geocities.com/priitaa108/humor.htm

Laugh Yoga with Bir Krishna Goswami

Laugh Yoga during a picnic in Helsinki
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2932828682381191751

Laugh Yoga with Master Laugh Therapist BK Goswami - Laugh Yoga at It's Best In Split Croatia - 1 hr 41 min 49 sec - Aug 30, 2007
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5224249030279265816

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Four Wives parable:
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The sound of one hand clapping !!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8muy8XHN52I

sent in by Jayasri mataji - Auckland

 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

.....if I were a terrorist:
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Complex Karmas video clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP59tQf_njc



The couple entered the resort's swanky dining room.
"I'm sorry," apologized the Maitre d, "but there are no tables available."

"One moment, my friend," said the man, drawing himself up. "I happen to be Benjamin P. Rothschild, the sportsman."

"I'd like to accommodate you, Mr. Rothschild, but there just isn't a table available this evening."

"I bet if President George Dubya. came in and asked for a table, there'd be one available."

"Yes-s-s," the other admitted, "I suppose there would be a table available for President Bush."

"Good! I'll take it. The President isn't coming!"

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind - Mahatma Gandhi

A college physics professor was explaining a particularly complicated concept to his class when a pre-med student interrupted him.

"Why do we have to learn this stuff for a medical degree?" the young man blurted out.

"To save lives," the professor replied before continuing the lecture.

In a few minutes, the student spoke up again. "So how does physics save lives?"

The professor stared at the student for a long time.

"Physics saves lives," he said, "because it keeps the idiots out of medical school."

don't you just hate it when you go away from your desk to get some water and when you return this has happened.

Wife :  'Prabhu, Do you want dinner?'
Husband:    'Sure Devi!  What are my choices?'
Wife:         'Yes  or no.'

sent in by Bhaktisiddhanta Swami

What do you call it when it rains chickens and ducks?
Fowl weather.

Aussie Intelligence reports:

sent in by Bhaktisiddhanta Swami

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to
 hear it, does it make a sound?

         How would I know ?... Ask "No one " .

ooops, having one of those days are we???

A man is strolling past the mental hospital and suddenly remembers an important meeting.

Unfortunately, his watch has stopped, and he cannot tell if he is late or not.

Then, he notices a patient similarly strolling about within the hospital fence.

Calling out to the patient, the man says, "Pardon me, sir, but do you have the time?"

The patient calls back, "One moment!" and throws himself upon the ground, pulling out a short stick as he does.

He pushes the stick into the ground, and, pulling out a carpenter's level, assures himself that the stick is vertical.

With a compass, the patient locates north and with a steel ruler, measures the precise length of the shadow cast by the stick.

Withdrawing a slide rule from his pocket, the patient calculates rapidly, then swiftly packs up all his tools and turns back to the pedestrian, saying, "It is now precisely 3:29 pm, provided today is August 16th, which I believe it is."

The man can't help but be impressed by this demonstration, and sets his watch accordingly.

Before he leaves, he says to the patient, "That was really quite  remarkable, but tell me, what do you do on a cloudy day, or at night, when the stick casts no shadow?"

The patient holds up his wrist and says, "I suppose I'd just look at my watch."

A guy meets a childhood pal: "What are you doing for yourself these days?"

I'm a fireman.

Oh yeah? My 15-year-old kid wants to be a fireman.

Well, if you want some good advice, you've got to install in your house a pole that will go to the basement so you kid can practice, 'cause the hardest thing for a fireman is to jump off into space and
catch that pole in the middle of the night.

Ten years later, the two guys happen to meet again: "Well, did your son become a fireman?"

"No, but I have two daughters who are exotic dancers."

After a long, dry sermon, the minister announced that he wished to meet with the church board following the close of the service.

The first man to arrive and greet the minister was a total stranger.

"You misunderstood my announcement. This is a meeting of the board members," explained the minister.

"I know," said the man, "and if there is anyone here more bored than I am, then I'd like to meet him."

About five years ago the battery in my beat-up VW beetle had died because I left the lights on overnight . I was in a hurry to get to work on time so I ran into the house to get my wife to give me a hand to start the car.

I told her to get into our second car, a prehistoric oversized gas guzzler, and use it to push my car fast enough to start it. I pointed out to her that because the VW had an automatic transmission, it needed to be pushed at least 30 MPH for it to start. She said fine, hoped into her car and drove off.

I sat there fuming wondering what can she be doing. A minute passed by and when I saw her in the rearview mirror coming at me at about 40 MPH, I realized that I should have been A LOT clearer with my directions.

A little boy came home from the playground with a bloody nose, black eye, and torn clothing. It was obvious he had been in a bad fight and lost. While his father was patching him up, he asked his son what happened. "Well, Dad," said the boy, "I challenged Larry to a duel. And, you know, I gave him his choice of weapons."
"Uh-huh," said the father, "that seems fair." "I know, but I never thought he'd choose his big sister!"

The psychiatrist was not expecting the distraught stranger who staggered into his office and slumped into a chair. "You've got to help me. I'm losing my memory, Doctor," he sobbed. "I once had a successful business, a wife, home and family; I was a respected member of the community. But all that's gone now. Since my memory began failing, I've lost the business - I couldn't remember my clients' names. My wife and children have left me, too; and why shouldn't they - some nights I wouldn't get home until four or five in the morning. I'd forget where I lived. And it's getting worse. Doctor - it's getting worse!" "This is not an unusual form of neurosis," the psychia- trist said soothingly.

"Now tell me, just how long ago did you first become aware of this condition?" "Condition?" The man sat up in his chair. "What condition?"

Celibacy is not hereditary.

  Did you ever wonder? 

Teacher Arrested

A public school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule, and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, the Attorney General said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-gebra movement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.

'Al-gebra is a problem for us,' the Attorney General said. 'They desire solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of absolute value. They use secret code names like 'x' and 'y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns,' but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle.''

Did you hear about how the Irish have solved the fuel problems they have brought 5 million tons of sand from the Arabs and they are going to drill for there own oil.

A man was admitted to Middlemore hospital in Auckland with a toy horse imbedded in his bottom, doctors describe his condition as stable.

Sent in by Jvala Nrsimha prabhu - CHCH

The Wal-Mart Cat http://www.walmart.com/

A blonde was weed-eating her yard and accidentally cut off the tail of her cat
which was hiding in the grass.

She rushed her cat, along with the tail over to WAL-MART!

Why WAL-MART?

HELLOOOOOOOOO! ?

WALMART is the largest retailer in the world.

A noted psychiatrist was a guest at an academic function, and his hostess naturally broached the subject in which the doctor was most at ease. "Would you mind telling me, Doctor," she asked, "how you detect a mental deficiency in somebody who appears completely normal?"

"Nothing is easier," he replied. "You ask a simple question which anyone should answer with no trouble. If the person hesitates, that puts you on the right track."

"What sort of question?"

"Well, you might ask them, 'Captain Cook made three trips around the world and died during one of them. Which one?'"

The hostess thought a moment, then said with a nervous laugh, "You wouldn't happen to have another example would you?
I must confess I don't know much about history."

Hilarious TV bloopers:
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and even more silly stuff:
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did you ever wonder exactly how or when he discovered he could do this???

you need to get your eyes fixed
http://www.thepostmanscorner.net/da/movies2930.html

This kid's going to get a real BUZZ out of life.
 

Hygiene is in the eye of the beholder, I've decided. While waiting for my lunch, I watched the woman in the sandwich shop spreading mayonnaise on my bread and noticed part of her grubby work shirt was dragging across it.

"Excuse me," I ventured. "Your sleeve is in the mayo."

"No problem," she reassured me. "I need to wash it anyway."

The ways of this material world - strange but true


If life gives you lemons, squeeze the juice into a water gun and shoot other people in the eyes.

from Patricia - stay away from Patricia hahaha


 

A woman was letting her husband have it with just a touch
more venom than usual, after he tried another failed home
repair project saying, "You're an idiot. You have always
been an idiot. If they had an idiot contest, you'd come in second."

"Why would I come in second?"

"Because you're an idiot!"

See what happens when my mother in law goes out for a drive.

A woman approached a man writing at the post office desk with a postcard in her hand.

The woman said, "Sir, I'm sorry to bother you but could you
address this post card for me? My arthritis is acting up and I
can't even hold a pen."

"Certainly," said the man.

He wrote out the address and also agreed to write a short
message and sign the card for the woman.

Finally, the man asked, "Now, is there anything else I can do for you?"

The lady glanced at the card a moment and said, "Yes, at the
end could you just add, 'PS: Please excuse the sloppy handwriting?'"

For the man who has everything,
there is now a calendar to remind him when the payments are due.

.....well I never.......!!!!!

Remember Learning Theorem's in School Math?

Amazing theorem

Equation 1

Human = eat + sleep + work + enjoy
Donkey = eat + sleep

Therefore,
Human = Donkey + work + enjoy

Therefore,
Human - enjoy = Donkey + work

In other words,
Human that don't know enjoy = Donkey that work
 

Equation 2

Men = eat + sleep + earn money
Donkeys = eat + sleep

Therefore,
Men = Donkeys + earn money

Therefore,
Men - earn money = Donkeys

In other words,
Men that don't earn money = Donkeys

Equation 3

Women = eat + sleep + spend
Donkeys = eat + sleep

Therefore,
Women = Donkeys + spend

Therefore,
Women - spend = Donkeys

In other words,
Women that don't spend = Donkeys

To Conclude
From Equation 2 and Equation 3
Men that don't earn money = Women that don't spend.

So, Men earn money not to let women become Donkeys! (Postulate 1)

And, Women spend not to let men become Donkeys! (Postulate 2)

So, we have?
Men + Women = Donkeys + earn money + Donkeys + spend money

Therefore from Postulates 1 and 2, we can conclude,
Man + Woman = 2 Donkeys that live happily together!

Not the yuga dharma

WIDOW, n. A pathetic figure that the Christian world has agreed to take humorously, although Christ's tenderness towards widows was one of the most marked features of his character.

Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
http://www.online-literature.com/bierce/devilsdictionary/

.......more optical illusions and paradigm twists here:

WITTICISM, n. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted, and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a "joke."

Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
http://www.online-literature.com/bierce/devilsdictionary/

the Delhicopter

Life's Missing Links:

say what? it's all about you !!!
http://www.thepostmanscorner.net/da/movies2815.html

Karma - it all comes back to you:
http://www.thepostmanscorner.net/da/movies2810.html

getting it right:
http://www.thepostmanscorner.net/da/movies2812.html

important terrorist warnings from Craig Fenson
http://www.thepostm anscorner. net/da/movies2813.html

Shopping on-line is safer than out in public these days:
http://www.thepostmanscorner.net/da/movies2874.html

You know it would be like this in a gun free zone, don't you?
http://www.thepostmanscorner.net/da/movies2784.html
 

Signs You've Chosen a "No Frills" Airline

Before you take off, the stewardess tells you to fasten your Velcro.

The Captain asks all the passengers to chip in a little for gas.

When they pull the steps away, the plane starts rocking.

The Captain yells at the ground crew to get the cows off the runway.

You ask the Captain how often their planes crash and he says, "Just once."

No movie. Don't need one. Your life keeps flashing before your eyes.

You see a man with a gun, but he's demanding to be let off the plane.
 

You've heard about the financial problems in the USA, but did you hear about the financial crisis hit Japanese banks

Following the problems in the sub-prime lending market in America and the run on Northern Rock in the UK, uncertainty has now hit Japan.

In the last 7 days Origami Bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up and Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches.

Yesterday, it was announced that Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song while today shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived.

While Samurai Bank is soldiering on following sharp cutbacks, Ninja Bank is reported to have taken a hit, but they remain in the black.

Furthermore, 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop and analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal.

Daft definitions

Cuban: Forbid the letter between "P" and "R".

Figurehead: To pelt your head with figs.

Potash: All that's left after you smoke the joint.

Intern: To follow a rotation as batting on a baseball team.

Autohypnosis: Method used to stop engines from smoking.

A sign of the time, eh?

One day my mother went out and left my dad in charge of me. I was maybe 2 1/2 years old and had just recovered from an accident.
Someone had given me a little tea set as a get-well gift and it was one of my favourite toys.
Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening news when I brought Daddy a little cup of 'tea', which was just water.
After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, my Mum came home.
My Dad made her wait in the living room to watch me bring him a cup of tea, because 'it was just the cutest thing!'
My Mum waited and sure enough, I came down the hall with a cup of tea for Daddy. She watched him drink it up.
Then she said, as only a mother could:
'Did it ever occur to you that the only place she can reach to get water is the toilet?'

Two Story Outhouse!!!
 Words fail me!
 This picture is worth 10,000 of them.

 Yep!!! This pretty much says it all, be it the US Presidential Election or the Governmental Election here in NZ.
Needs no additional comments!!!

sent in by Jvala Nrsimha prabhu CHCH

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I can't believe you actually clicked on that