Yogi Speaks

"Laughter is the best medicine," they said but at the same time when I laughed, they disapproved in a way. Recently I remember children playing at a public place, laughing and talking loudly as they do, and a random woman telling them to be silent while I was just smiling looking at the joy they were thriving in. Even children are not free to laugh I noticed instantly. Laughter has got so many proven benefits from lifting the mood to strengthening immunity. Stuck emotions get healed with laughter and a sense of pleasantness is achieved. You can even see laughter as a common practice included in Yoga these days. People are doing Humour therapies these days. Watching comedy shows is a favorite activity for everyone. Just google the benefits of laughter and you can be busy in reading those for the next 2 days. Personally, I love to joke and laugh freely most of the time. There was a time when I was called "Laughing Buddha" by some people. I ended up in a mess somehow ...

I opened my eyes after my meditation and became aware of the natural light falling on the objects all around me. The sunlight, clearly screaming joyfully that dawn has arrived. Now the other side of the planet is kept in the dark by the Divine. If you think about it, actually there is no day or night in cosmic reality, just this planet spinning around. It's our interpretation of the experience that gives names to various natural phenomena happening all around everywhere. What a phenomenon life is. What a phenomenon light is. It lifts my mood like nothing else. Recently, I remember visiting Downtown Toronto on a sunny day. I've been there before at night several times but it was my first-time visit on a bright sunny day and it all looked much more beautiful. It felt like the crowds were smiling, the traffic was dancing and the buildings were meditating all at the same time. It doesn't look the same at night at all. Of course, the night has its own glory but the day has its...