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.Therefore, everything that happened between Krishnaand Radha or Krishna and the gopis took place when he was a child.Krishna was very conscious of being Vishnu and the gopis were not ordi-nary women, but rather deities and realized beings that could experienceleela in its purest form.Whatever happened on that "Rasa Leela" nightcan only have been very romantic and spiritual.The Shringara Rasa between Krishna and the gopis is the divineplay (leela) between reality (consciousness) and maya (illusion), purusha(soul) and prakriti (primordial nature), divinity and humanity.The gopisdance around Krishna as electrons dance around the nucleus of everyatom, and as body molecules and energies dance around the chitta ofevery being.Some of the most famous devotional songs about Krishna were com-posed by the former Rajput queen Meerabai, who beautifully sings ofher love for Krishna, of her hope for union with Krishna, and of the painof separation from Krishna.The songs of Meera also show that jealousyis an emotion related to Shringara, such as when she becomes jealousof Krishna's flute, which is allowed to touch his lips and into which hebreathes the breath of life.At a later age, as described in the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna createsthe foundation for Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of devotion.His conversa-tion on this subject with Arjuna during the great battle of Kurukshetrais world-famous.He explains how bhakti is the most direct method toexperience the divine.All yoga rests on the foundation stone of truefaith, true devotion, true bhakti.All forms literally become the deity, Shringara: Love 47which in turn becomes the devotee.Acceptance of leela or divine playas our basic nature gives devotion to life itself.Knowledge makes a wiseperson, who still has to travel a long way to reach God.Devotion makesa divine child, ever surrounded by the benevolent protection of the deityin myriad names and forms.SHRINGARA RASA SUMMARYBasic Rasa LoveSub-Rasas Beauty, Admiration, Aesthetic Sentiment, DevotionDominant Element WaterDominant Dosha KaphaDominant Guna RajasDominant Kosha Mind (Manomaya Kosha)Friendly Rasas Joy, WonderEnemy Rasas Sadness, Disgust, Anger, Courage, FearNeutral Rasas CalmnessRasa Produced JoyKey for Mastering Love in good taste but without discriminationSiddhi Prapti (attainment)Deity Krishna 6Hasya: JoyHumor reveals the true nature of life.The Basis of JoyThe purest Hasya is a Joy that comes from within for no apparent rea-son, and is not linked to actions or events.Yogis call it ahladini shaktior "the power of Joy." Ahladini shakti may also come when we feel thatGod or life is kind.It is found sometimes in crazy people and often inchildren and young people.This Hasya is a divine Rasa, an expressionof divine bliss, symbolized by Radha, the favorite of Krishna.Humor - the second significant meaning of Hasya - is, however,linked to particular situations.The favorite subject of Humor is maya,the illusionary aspect of the universe, the eternal play of opposites thatis never the ultimate truth but merely a reflection of truth.In a joke,something becomes a reason for laughter because it demonstrates thefutility of attaching too much importance to what is actually an illu-sion.There is nothing funny about a person who stumbles, except ifthey were previously showing a lot of pride.Laughing at our worriesmeans we understand that the future can bring anything: It may bringwhat we fear, or its opposite, or even something completely unexpected.48 Hasya: Joy 49Basically, Humor takes the seriousness out of life, and what else is thisseriousness but a hanging on to our illusionary roles and games, againstall evidence? The art of Humor is to reveal the opposite forces that areat work in whatever happens.The subject of Humor also depends on the level of consciousness.For people who mostly reside in the first chakra, the favorite themes arebasic fears and bodily functions.They laugh about defecation, burp-ing, grave accidents, horror scenes, and so on.For those who primarilyreside in the second chakra, the favorite subjects are sex, sensuality, andrelationships.For third chakra people, the egos of others are the favoriteobject of laughter, such as when someone fails to be what they pretendor want to be.For fourth chakra people, love, affection, and devotionare the topics of the best jokes.For fifth chakra people, knowledge orits absence is the preferred subject.For sixth chakra people, it becomesmaya itself.The ego is a highly popular object of Humor in general.Those whocan make fun of themselves are clowns.It is the mind that sees the joke.If the ego accepts the joke, even a joke on itself, laughter comes.Theminute the intellect starts intervening, real Humor is impossible.Theninnocent laughter becomes satire or sarcasm.Even saints need and have Joy.Laughter is very relaxing.In India,people believe that if the sage Narada, who represents pure wisdom,stayed in one place for more than forty-five minutes, the world wouldend.We can take only so much wisdom; after that some Humor isneeded.When life seems like hell, laughter brings us immediately back toEarth if not to heaven.With laughter, life on Earth becomes satisfyingenough.Laughter is highly infectious, which makes funny people verypopular
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