Why so serious

People who use humour in their daily lives, whether in their commercial, social or personal activities, have a unique ability not just to lighten the burden of everyone around them, but also their own burden. Moments of stress become fun; goal-chasing becomes a game, and interpersonal conflicts become playful banter.

For the person who initiates this humour, this act of joking is a mini version of detachment from the seriousness of the activity, thereby treating it as a game to be played for its enjoyment. The lightness of being experienced through humour is an outcome of this small act of detachment.

Krishn's life may appear serious, filled with battles against evil forces, from Kansa to the great Kurukshetra war. Yet, beneath this gravity lies his divine Lila, the spirit of play that flows through all his actions. For Krishn, life is not a burden to be carried but a cosmic drama to be joyfully enacted. By staying playful, he becomes an architect of destiny, shaping events without ever being bound by them. He remains untouched by success or failure, gain or loss, embodying the state of Vita-raaga-bhaya-krodha (Gita 4:10), beyond attachment, fear and anger.


Infusing humour in our daily lives energises this very state of Krishn-consciousness, and keeps us elevated. It shields us from the being hurt by complex emotions.