There is just no meaning in existence, and yet we all move around with a self-appointed sense of seriousness and purpose. Existence itself, consciousness itself, is a joke. The human being taking himself seriously is the joke. Real humor is when you can destroy your own darkness. If you are someone who cannot tolerate jokes, you need to check your insecurities. Laugh at yourself. That's the best joke.
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Questioner: Pranaam, Acharya Ji. Recently, media has put a term in front of me—‘dark humor.’ So, sir, I want to ask you that what is humor? We see one sort of application of humor in our sessions too, as you have a great sense of humor. So, what is humor? What purpose does it serve in human consciousness? And should there be any border to comedy or not?
Acharya Prashant: See, ultimately, the one thing absurd about existence is the common, ordinary kind of consciousness. There is just no meaning, no purpose in existence, and yet we all move around with a self-appointed sense of seriousness and sincerity and purpose and targets and achievables. And that is the mighty joke. Existence itself, consciousness itself, is a joke.
The human being taking himself seriously is the joke. So, whatsoever it is that is taken seriously by you is a befitting candidate to be a joke. And its candidature is befitting to the extent it is taken seriously by you. Which means—the more seriously you take something, the more worthy a candidate is that thing to become a joke.
