The root of joy is gratefulness... It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.
--Br. David Steindl-Rast
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Dhammachanda (noun, Pali): love or desire for the Dhamma (Dharma). Dhammachanda (blog): a collection of poems, quotations, anecdotes, and images loosely related to the Dhamma.
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