Laughter -a good prerequisite for Raj Yog

In some cultures, if one laughs in the middle of a group even for a joke or keeps smiling while doing his work, he is likely to be considered weird or one who is not serious enough about life. He may be known as the Peter Pan personality, one who never seems to grow up all his life and so on, and worse still if he is in the habit of humming a song, then according to these serious minded and rather sober people this poor Peter Pan is a case fit for a psychiatrist. While this belief system may be still prevalent, a small percentage of people are realizing the value of laughter. As you can see today in many public parks, they are running Laughter Clubs. I am not saying that everybody and his brother should join these clubs. But those who have stress which they cannot handle and are suffering from diseases like insomnia or anxiety state, will find it difficult to do meditation or work with such wonderful easy affirmations like 'Om Shanti, I am a peaceful Soul'' You can see that while there is an urgent need for him to start learning Raj yog , he should as a preliminary measure, de-stress himself with a hefty dose of  laughter.