Thinking about James's sense of humor a bit more: it always seems to involve putting other people down. It can be directly targeted at other teachers, or more generally at people who have different opinions than him or doubt his teachings. This creates the in-group/out-group dichotomy, which is typical for cultish manipulation.
As much as I appreciate jokes about "Fuck Your Feelings Yoga" and such (since I have a penchant for provocative humor), I agree with Earthquake that jokes like these have no place in a satsang. Satsang (the word satsang literally meaning "association with the good," according to Jiddu Krishnamurti) should be a place of letting go of lower tendencies, profane judgements and polarizing ridicule, and opening up to the higher truth.
As much as I appreciate jokes about "Fuck Your Feelings Yoga" and such (since I have a penchant for provocative humor), I agree with Earthquake that jokes like these have no place in a satsang. Satsang (the word satsang literally meaning "association with the good," according to Jiddu Krishnamurti) should be a place of letting go of lower tendencies, profane judgements and polarizing ridicule, and opening up to the higher truth.