https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-get-past-mere-happiness-to-true-joy/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Thu, 14 May 2026 02:18:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-get-past-mere-happiness-to-true-joy/#comment-71277 Thu, 14 May 2026 02:18:57 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=71483#comment-71277 Years ago, I had a Bahá’í choir called The Welcome Change. We told the history and teachings of the Faith through talk and songs in an hour-long program. We finally had a performance close enough to my parents’ house that they could come. Afterwards, my mom said she felt she experienced joy for the first time in her life! I didn’t know what to make of that since she never did accept the Faith, but I was happy I could at least give her a taste of what it’s like to know about Bahá’u’lláh and His universal teachings. Dad used to say, “I hope you Bahá’ís do what you say you’re going to do because the world really needs it.” He was a non-practicing Jew. Oh well, we do what we can, don’t we? They’re gone now. I pray for their joy.

]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-get-past-mere-happiness-to-true-joy/#comment-44438 Thu, 17 Jun 2021 03:36:14 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=71483#comment-44438 „I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I woke up and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy!“ – Rabindranath Tagore

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