Joy and livingness are the outstanding qualities of the Soul. Just as there is a discipline of pain and sorrow, so there is a discipline of joy and achievement. Joy refers not to happiness, which is a reaction to personal circumstances. It refers rather to that joyous confidence in the spiritual law and in those Guiding Lights and Teachers who ever hold out the vision of the eternal possibilities. "From the far-off worlds down to the smallest flower joy offers herself to people," state the Agni Yoga teachings. "A new supply of strength comes to you every time you allow yourself to be joyous, for there is an intensity in joy that opens the next gate. Sadness will be forgotten, but sparks of joy shine forever."¹

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