Golden Steps To Salvation

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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try to acquire greater affluence than his. The desire prompted by jealousy to seize by foul means the wealth of another man makes man a devil. Jealousy makes man
a monster.
The feeling of jealousy should not appear in men. Hence philosophers advocate a life of simplicity. Tao, the great Chinese philosopher says:
"Jealousy disappears if you stop showing off your af fluence before others."
If people burn with jealousy seeing your affluence, your ornaments and your expensive dress you give them up. Make this the motto of your life: "Simple living and high thinking." If you do so, you will not provoke the fire of jealousy in others. This is with respect to the jealousy of others. If you want to free yourself from the fire of your own jealousy, you have to make efforts towards that end since the matter is in your hands. Do not allow jealousy to appear in your mind, under any circumstances. If jealousy appears in you, it will annihilate your intellectual powers.
इर्ष्या हि विवेकपरिपन्थिनी ॥ Irshya hi Vivekaparipanthini. "Jealousy is the Unwisdom causes unhappiness. अविवेकः परमापदां पदम् ॥
enemy of intelligence."
Avivekah Paramapadam Padam.
(Adversities arise in the absence of wisdom).
If you want to keep off unwisdom, you must give up your jealousy.
Lord Mahavira has said:
सव्वत्थ विणीय मच्छरे ।
- सूत्रकृतांग सूत्र
Savvattha Viniya Machchare.
-Sutrakritanga Sutra