Netas are favourite targets of cartoonists and exaggerated caricatures of politicians never fail to make us laugh. And netas' is a tribe that lends itself easily to be poked about and laughed at, considering the bloopers they make and blunders they commit. A truly realised soul, or at least a nearly-realised soul, will find mirth in almost everything; hence the hint of a smile that always plays on their lips. Life itself is like a joke, an illusion, and nothing is not funny. Hence, sages say, there is no difference between a sage and a madman, for both seem to break into laughter for no apparent reason. Neither take themselves seriously. Read The Rest at :