‘Painful feeling of wanting what someone else has’ or ‘Fear of losing one's position or situation

Envy & Jealousy are one word for the 2 emotions expressed above.

People take no easy claim of these being part of their lives and often confuse both to be one. Typically, "jealousy" is a three-person situation, but "envy" is a two-person situation. Everyone experiences jealousy at some point in their lives. Problems arise when excessive jealousy moves from a healthy emotion to an unhealthy and irrational one, resulting in eventually destroying a relationship/bonding or even the wellbeing in a society.

Envy is the art of counting the other persons blessings instead of your own, while jealousy has a lot to do with how people see themselves.

The unhappy people compare, happy people do not care.

Insecure people put others down to raise themselves.

It is those people who know less about the other but always have the most to say about them, probably not happy with their lives hence discussing others.

People tend to spoil what they have by desiring what they do not have.

Envy lasts longer in people than the happiness of those they envy.

Is any of the above a reflection of you, Get well soon as it is a disease but curable.

It can be hard when one has not been accepted at home/school/with friends or at work, often this builds up emotions of envy and jealousy. One need not live this trauma with guilt of past events all one’s life, it can be managed better by connecting with inner self. It is the unconditional love for self which can deal with wounds, obstacles and the resistance that comes in one’s way. Accepting yourself as the strength makes one less vulnerable to criticism, freeing from the burden of needing people to accept you.

Reaching this state is difficult as it goes against our training, education and culture. From the very beginning we have been told how you should be. Nobody has ever told, that you are as good as you are.

Envy and Jealousy in the minds of people occupying large public office of responsibility; government servants, political leaders, heads of teaching/professional institutions or religious heads can endanger the fabric of a community living, misleading society shredding values, virtues, ethics.

Gurbani, Bhgavad Gita, Bible, Quran all revered Holy Scriptures strongly caution mankind about jealousy & envy, its presence in a person is the absence and lack of understanding for God in one’s mind.

Some generation lost on self-discipline, self-restrain, righteous living, now it requires another generation to correct these mistakes. Religion is in its highest respect when conducted at home & within 4 walls of religious places. Outside in the world at large the individual should conduct self with peace and fair purpose, sharing & caring for humanity & all livings; call it his spiritual understanding.

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A quote from Gurbani:

I have totally forgotten my jealousy of others,

Since I found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

No one is my enemy, and no one is a stranger. I get along with everyone. Whatever God does, I accept that as good.

This is the sublime wisdom I have obtained from the Holy.

The One God is pervading in all. Gazing upon Him, beholding Him, Nanak blossoms forth in happiness. SGGS1299