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Be not afraid of virtues, O monks; this is the designation of what is happy, desirable, lovely, pleasing, and charming.
Source Itivuttaka 21-22 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to the Itivuttaka, the Buddha reassures his monks: virtue, doing good, is not a burden to be dreaded but another name for what is happy, lovely and pleasing. Today, do a good deed not out of duty but out of delight, and notice the simple joy it gives you.
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