Golden Steps To Salvation

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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Jealous people are intolerant of the superiority of others. They prefer the company of those who are inferior to them. They fall a victim to the inferiority complex because they think that those of whom they are jealous are superior to them. The jealous people may be kept away by their enemies; and may be pardoned but their jealousy does not leave them until it ruins them completely. Jealousy is a malady which has no remedy and which has no end at all.
य ईष्र्युः परवित्तेषु, रूपे वीर्ये कुलान्वये । 99-17199_ART, TET OFTFETTA: Ya irshyuh paravitteshu
Rupe virye Kulānvaye Sukha Sowbhagya satkāre Tasya Vyadhiranantakah
- Viduranīthiḥ “The malady of jealousy experienced by a man who is jealous of others' wealth, beauty, strength, liappiness, family-background, prosperity and charity is without remedy and without an end".
Poverty (daridratā) is the sister of prosperity (lakshmi). Why do men berine poor by their jealousy? Explaining the reason for this, the famous philosopher and Poet Thiruvalluvar says, “Lakshmi (wealth) does not abide with jealous people. She leaves her sister daridratā (poverty) with them.” People do not like to be poor but they are not ready to discard jealousy which brings poverty.
Jealousy has become a habit with people. If any one happens to get from the government il re wird, an honour, a title or a position others begin to burn with jealousy. If one merchant prospers in his business, the other merchu.ints in the neighbourhood are burnt to aslics by jealousy. If in sister-in-law's jewels are lost or stolen she weeps not over her loss but over the idea that her sister-in-law's jewels are safe. She weeps thinking, “Oh, why are lier jewels safe? Why were they not lost? Whý