Outer thanks, inner greed — how gratitude may be subverted
When we strive to practice a virtue like gratitude, it is very easy to make it into a ritual that is done externally without holding onto the spirit that actually gives value to that external practice. For example, consider what can happen when we practice expressing gratitude externally by saying thanks to someone who has done something good for us. Not only can the internal motive be easily lost, but it can also be replaced by an unhealthy substitute, even its exact opposite: greed.
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