

While happiness comes from outside things, joy is about inner self. Happiness may dwell on materialistic, worldly pleasure while joy is derived from soul satisfying, emotional well being. Joy may not always be about oneself but be about others' contentment also.

Joy is caused by elation at a moment in time. Happiness may be caused by luck, good fortune, or other person-centric pleasures.

Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love. Joy seems to me a step beyond happiness-happiness is a sort of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you’re lucky.

Joy is like the elevator in that building that takes you up to higher levels of happiness only for a small amount of time and back. And that happiness will persist for quite a long time Think of it as a 100 story building and each level corresponds to a happiness value. Witnessing justice for the less fortunate. Serving others, sometimes through sacrifice with no possible personal gain. In the midst of life's ups and downs happiness is still present. Temporary, based on outward circumstances Spiritual experiences, caring for others, gratitude, thankfulness Feeling spiritually connected to a god or to people. Witnessing or achieving selflessness to the point of personal sacrifice frequently triggers this emotion. Joy is a stronger, less common feeling than happiness. Happiness is an emotion in which one experiences feelings ranging from contentment and satisfaction to bliss and intense pleasure. Comparison chart Happiness versus Joy comparison chart
