Envy - (588)

Introduction

We have envy to relate to our progress in all of our endeavours. Envy has a few different functions within our psychology and this is one of them. It is concerned with our progress.

Envy Adapts

Envy adapts to what we value the most. At one stage of our life we may envy those who bring home such and such a salary or have this and that possession, and later on when we enter the spiritual studies we may envy those who have obtained this and that or at this point on the path etc.

Anyway if in the past we have created the ego of envy it will constantly look for things to be envious about. It won’t stop, it will mechanically compare and project the thoughts and feeling so envy. Envy usually acts with ill-will towards others and harbours a negative attitude towards those we envy.

A Solution

We tend to feel envy when we are not doing very well, when we are not progressing or seemingly not progressing. It is most of the time our fault why we are not progressing. Usually envy sees it as the fault of others as to why we are not progressing.

If we take responsibility for why we are not progressing we can change envy around and make it diminish.

Usually also we feel lots of envy when it seems as though others are progressing with some of the help of our efforts and we are not getting anywhere but spending money and using our time to help them. But really their progress is due to their efforts and their own Being. We have little to do with it.

Conclusion

I think the solution is to then get to work, start working seriously on ourselves and take responsibility for our progress or lack of progress and see that the progress of others does not have much really to do with us. Our progress is our job and business and that we have to look at and take care of. When we start taking care of it in a honest and decent way putting in a sincere effort we feel much less envy.

End (588).

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