How to Conquer Your Senses (contd...)

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Matsara or Jealousy:

Baba: Nana, among the six vikaras,

jealousy is the easiest to conquer. In this vikara,

there is no question of actual gain or loss, lo ourselves; jealously (Matsara) is the inability to endure another's profit and

prosperity. If another gets fortune or power, we cannot put up with it, we

scandalize him. When he meets with loss, we rejoice. But, is this good? When

that man attains prosperity what loss have we really suffered? But people do

not consider this point of view. If he attains good let us rejoice (with him);

or let us consider ourselves also as lucky or benefited; or let us attain or

strive to attain equal good. That should be our desire and determination. What

has he taken away of ours? Nothing; He received the prosperity that is the

result of his Karma. How then should we feel aggrieved

at it? So, Nana! Conquer jealously first.