Yogananda’s Humorous Side: Two Video Shorts
Swami Nirmalananda lived near the Hollywood SRF center in the early 60’s and knew many of the direct disciples of Paramhansa (Paramahansa) Yogananda. He learned many humorous stories about Yogananda from them. He shares a couple of them in these shorts.
Podcast: Swami Sivananda’s Humor (Updated 5-2022 with a Video Podcast)
Swami Sivananda’s joyful sense of humor are evident in this podcast. This includes the following incidents:
• Sivananda’s riddle and the over-serious student.
• The story of the rare color film photos of Swamiji.
• Sivananda’s omniscience regarding what was going on in Sivanandashram.
• And more!
How “Wisdom” Can Get It Wrong
Arjuna looked out at the battlefield, and seeing those he loved and even revered was overwhelmed with the enormity of killing them, and expressed his feelings to Krishna. Krishna’s reaction to this impassioned speech was to smile and say: “Your words are wise, Arjuna, but you are wrong.”
So Close!
This cartoon is used with kind permission of Rex May at baloocartoons.com.
Political Correctness
In days when things need to be politically correct, this cartoon is very apt: What would people want Moses to say on Mt. Horeb now? This cartoon is used with kind permission of Rex May at baloocartoons.com.

