Joy
“Joy is a special wisdom,” as Christ said. (LMG II, p 81)
It is useful to impregnate space with joy, and dangerous to stratify the heavens with sorrow. But where may one find the store of joy? Certainly not in the bazaar. But near the ray of Light in the joy of Hierarchy. (FW I, 298)
Pleasure is neighbor to contentment, whereas joy is wings to Infinity.
(FW I, 385)
How can one attain success? Remember, through joy—not through despair, but joy. Do not for an instant believe that We ponder the probability or improbability of success. The thought is, Does your joy suffice to quicken the ascent? We always counsel joy. It is necessary to realize and remember that you have succeeded when you rejoiced. Certainly this is not the frisking of a calf on the meadow, but the creative joy which transforms all difficulties. The play of the Mother of the World is in joy. She enfolds the enlightened ones in Her veil of joy. Rejoice amidst flowers; and in the midst of snow—equally redolent—also rejoice! (FW I, 663)
The Teacher has more than once exclaimed, “Joy!” But the disciples have looked around in perplexity, asking, “Where is this joy? The sky is beclouded and there is sorrow everywhere.” Yet the Teacher has foreseen joy over and above the temporary frame of mind. (BR, 495)
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