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My Whole Life Is Full of Jokes

Sitting in front of us, what do you see?

Do you find all these jokes while looking at us?

Chaitanya,

you are right.

I have to confess it:

looking at you,

what else can be found?

You are all a joke unto yourself.

Gautam Buddha said

as his last statement:

"Be a light unto yourself."

The day I leave the body

please remind me,

so that I can make my last statement:

"Be a joke unto yourself."

That is far more

joyful than being a light unto yourself.

What are you going to do with a light?

Light your cigars,

or burn people's houses?

But being a joke unto yourself,

you will be

a bliss

for everyone.

You are right...

this is the way I find jokes -- looking at you.

So be aware when I look at you;

I am searching for a joke!

A big old Indian was sitting in a bar

out West

when a dirty hippy came in

and started to drink a lot

and insult all the other people there.

Soon everyone had left the bar in disgust

except

for the old Indian

who just watched the hippy

with interest.

So the hippy walked over to him and said, "Hey, Indian,

what the hell are you staring at?"

"Well," said the Indian,

"many years ago I was

arrested for making love to a buffalo,

and I just had a feeling

that maybe you are my son."

I see your troubles

and really...

I take them seriously,

but deep inside I am giggling.

Not to offend you

I talk about your problems,

which are sheer nonsense --

but don't tell it to anybody!

Once there was a man who had everything a man could desire:

a wonderful job

that he liked,

a wonderful wife

and wonderful children,

but then one day he began to see spots in front of his eyes.

At first he tried to ignore them,

but they began to get worse.

So finally he paid a visit to the doctor.

The doctor examined him but could find nothing wrong with him,

so he sent him to a specialist,

a neurosurgeon,

who examined him thoroughly

with many tests.

He also could find nothing.

But he said to the man,

"Although I can find nothing specific,

I have seen cases like this before;

often it is some pressure on the brain,

which usually results in death after six months to a year."

The man became very upset,

but then he decided that if indeed he only had

such a short time to live,

he would enjoy life and do everything he ever wanted.

The man loved nice clothes,

so he went to the best tailor in town and said,

"Give me the best clothes you have in your store:

English imported suits,

Italian leather shoes,

hand-stitched silk ties,

and one dozen of the best tailored silk shirts,

size fourteen neck."

The tailor who had taken all his measurements

said to him, "Fourteen neck?

You don't have a fourteen neck --

you have a fifteen neck!"

"Don't tell me what I have,"

said the man, "I have been wearing a size fourteen neck all my adult life."

"Well, if that's so,"

said the tailor, "then you must be seeing spots in front of your eyes!"

Seeing you, certainly

I rejoice.

So many jokes all around!

Perhaps this is the first gathering in the world

where jokes are being used

for your spiritual growth....

And you cannot be otherwise -- unless you become enlightened.

Only enlightened people don't have

anything in life

which you can make a joke of.

But in ignorance and unconsciousness, whatever you do

is somehow

hilarious --

your fights, your love affairs,

your marriages, your divorces.

If you start watching your behavior,

you will find out for yourself --

"My god.

My whole life is full of jokes!"

And it will be a great revelation...

far greater than the revelation of God,

because that too is only a joke and nothing else.

Okay, Vimal

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