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Joy
Gladness as discipline, not happenstance — the rejoicing the Psalmist commands, the Apostle commands, and the Buddha grounds in the dhamma itself.
Judaism
"Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;"
"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy..."
"...for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Christianity
"Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice."
"These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full."
Buddhism
"Let us live happily then, not hating those who hate us!"
Islam
"For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease."