Upon reading the title, many of you might wonder if you have understood it correctly. You might even question how it is possible to feel and think about being happy when there is so much suffering around us or when we are suffering ourselves. It may sound incoherent, but our joy can be crucial in changing the course of any event in our life. 

Finding joy and happiness, even in moments of suffering or adversity, is a deep and meaningful topic. Though it may seem contradictory, many...

“You are a link in a chain of causation that stretches before and after your life for thousands of generations.”

—Rev. Chris Michaels, founding minister of the Center for Spiritual Living

Maybe you’re not aware, but your behaviors have an origin—one you may never think of. It’s not necessarily genetic, as you may believe. Rather, the origin is within your mind, passed down through many generations.

What we see as our daily behaviors,...