The crown of all these capacities is unitive joy. Joy is an unmistakable sign of the deeper life in a person. In the mystical process, it comes to be an abiding gift when the individual has reached, in the ultimate state of mystical consciousness in the unitive experience, union with God, or with Ultimate Reality. Joy is the presence of the Divine in us, or the completion of our goal in the earthly pilgrimage. Joy is the plentitude of spirituality. A sense of humor is a real indication of this spiritual fullness or maturity.
— Wayne Teasdale, The Community of Religions by Wayne Teasdale, editor, George Cairns, editor