When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own he has attained the highest state of spiritual union. dhavalvadi 4 years ago When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own he has attained the highest state of spiritual union. 1 When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own he has attained the highest state of spiritual union. When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own he has attained the highest state of spiritual union.