But those who find fault with this and do not follow My teaching — know them to be confused about all knowledge, deluded, and utterly lost.
Envy
Envy refers to a negative emotion across spiritual traditions. Many traditions converge on its destructive nature. They diverge in prescribed remedies and underlying causes.
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He is completely emancipated who does not covet others' belongings, never disregards anyone, transcends all dualities, and has a soul free from attachment.
One who is content with whatever they receive without effort, free from dualities, without envy, and balanced in success and failure, remains unbound even while acting.
Yogic practices alone are not enough; purification of the heart is essential. Self-reflection is necessary to eliminate faults and bad habits. Correct your flaws, such as selfishness, pride, jealousy, and hatred. Cultivate your heart by sharing with others and engaging in selfless service, which will lead to a pure mind.
Pride, whether based on caste, state, language, or the strength of one's body, mind, or wealth, always gives rise to feelings of hatred and jealousy.
Envy, pride, delusion, arrogance, and thievery have no skill or trickery here.
Lust, anger, vanity, and covetousness are all paths leading to hell. Abjuring these, adore the Hero of Raghu's line, whom saints worship.
I tell you, dear sage, the qualities of saints that make them master over me. They have mastered the six passions (lust, anger, greed, infatuation, pride, and jealousy), are sinless, disinterested, firm, detached, pure (inside and out), full of bliss, wise, desireless, moderate in their diet, truthful, inspired, knowledgeable, and united with God. They are cautious, honor others, free from pride, strong-willed, and well-versed in the path of righteousness.
Never surrender to passion, anger, jealousy, arrogance, or infatuation, not even in your dreams. Abandon all negative feelings and serve them with your mind, words, and actions.
The earth became a cow of plenty, yielding all one's coveted products. The people were happy and free from all sorrows, and both men and women were good-looking and virtuous.
The wicked burn with jealousy when they hear of others' welfare, whether they are friends, enemies, or neutral.
Whoever knows God in this world, as it were, lives in a paradise, the vastness of which is like the vastness of the heavens and the earth. This paradise's fruits can be plucked without any envy, and its size is not reduced by the number of people occupying it.
The goal of moral discipline is to purify the heart from the corrosion of passion and resentment, until it reflects the light of God like a clear mirror.
Those who do not covet what belongs to others, keep away from other people's wives, and enjoy only what they have earned through righteous means, will succeed in ascending to heaven.
Men should not have any affection for them, nor should they be jealous on their account. Considering only virtue, men should interact with them without enthusiasm or attachment, but with reluctance and detachment.
I bow to those who strive to obtain the grace of their preceptors, labor to acquire knowledge of the Vedas, are firm in their vows, wait with dutiful obedience upon their preceptors and seniors, and are free from malice and envy.
The Brahmana gives to all creatures what they prize or covet and protects what they already have.
The king was very intelligent, eloquent, and free from envy. He had mastered his passions, had a righteous soul, was compassionate, courageous, and humble.
One should control the rising impulses of words, mind, anger, envy, hunger, and lust.
Expectation gives birth to wickedness. Anger is considered a child of envy. Greed is the child of deceit. However, ingratitude is barren and has no offspring.