Laughter – The Therapeutic and Inveterate Stimulant

1. “Laughter”-a basic human expression – takes birth in a beatific smile and given the requisite wings transforms into laughter – an expression, invariably of pure joy and, sometimes, a manifestation, even in adversity, of the unbroken spirit. Laughter by releasing the mind of its mechanical regularity and freeing it of its inner demons has the effect of injecting the playful and joyous element into our daily existence while also imbuing it with a sense of richness thereby becoming as His Holiness, the Dalai Lama repeatedly emphasizes “an expression of inner peace, freedom, compassion and clarity” - accompanied with the all-pervading sense of bonhomie that it exudes and generates.

2. Most spiritual and thought leaders and opinion makers have personified the power of laughter with their countenance almost always sporting a pleasant smile backed by the ability to break into spontaneous unrestrained laughter at the earliest available opportunity - the perpetually smiling and glowing face of the Dalai Lama being a perfect and live example. In the masterpiece – “The Book of Joy”, which chronicles a series of conversations between H