Jealousy - an essential subject

Jealousy means that we are rightful owner of something and we do not allow anybody to take it. This is jealousy. Material disease means we are all jealous. When one is jealous of God, then gradually one becomes jealous of everyone. This bhāgavata-dharma, Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, is meant for paramo nirmatsarāṇām, who is not jealous. Transcendental jealousy is not wrong but it is absolute. In the transcendental world, for serving Kṛṣṇa, there are jealous parties also like the party of Rādhārāṇī and the party of Satyabhama, but there Kṛṣṇa is the center of all competition and jealousies.

Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes Jealousy category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 15 quotes.

Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books


vanipedia.org 		Originally everyone is a servant of Kṛṣṇa, but in ignorance one forgets this, and thus one is engaged in the service of māyā through lusty desires, anger, greed, illusion, madness and jealousy. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.8.10)



vanipedia.org 		One's inability to tolerate an offense committed by another is called amarṣa, and one's inability to tolerate the opulence of another is called jealousy. Jealousy and amarṣa are both caused by intolerance. (Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 31)



vanipedia.org 		One may feel unhappiness and separation, as well as jealousy and lamentation, due to not discharging one's duties. The despondency that results is called nirveda. When one is captured by this despondency, thoughts, tears, loss of bodily luster, humility and heavy breathing result. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 2.35)



vanipedia.org 		Almost all the conditioned souls within the material world are envious. Jealous people generally turn against one who automatically attains some reputation. This is natural for jealous people. Consequently, when a devotee is fit to receive worldly reputation, he is envied by many people. This is quite natural. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 4.147)



vanipedia.org 		The gṛhamedhīs, being interested in family affairs only, are certainly envious of others. Therefore, one gṛhamedhī is not on good terms with another gṛhamedhī, and in the extended form, one community, society or nation is not on good terms with another counterpart of selfish interest. In the age of Kali, all the householders are jealous of one another because they are blind to the knowledge of ultimate truth. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.2)



vanipedia.org 		A devotee who has attained the title of gosvāmī but is not born of a brāhmaṇa father or of a gosvāmī in the family of Nityānanda or Advaita Prabhu should not be artificially puffed up by thinking that he has become a gosvāmī. He should always remember that as soon as he becomes materially puffed up, he immediately falls down. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is a transcendental science, and there is no room for jealousy. This movement is meant for the paramahaṁsas who are completely free from all jealousy. (Nectar of Instruction, Text 6)



vanipedia.org 		An ācārya who comes for the service of the Lord cannot be expected to conform to a stereotype, for he must find the ways and means by which Kṛṣṇa consciousness may be spread. Sometimes jealous persons criticize the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement because it engages equally both boys and girls in distributing love of Godhead. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 7.31-32)



vanipedia.org 		These jealous fools who criticize the intermingling of boys and girls will simply have to be satisfied with their own foolishness because they cannot think of how to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness by adopting ways and means that are favorable for this purpose. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 7.31-32)



vanipedia.org 		There are many jealous people in the dress of Vaiṣṇavas in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, and they should be completely neglected. There is no need to serve a jealous person who is in the dress of a Vaiṣṇava. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 1.218)



vanipedia.org 		The characteristics and modes of love are different in different women. Their jealous anger also takes on different varieties and qualities. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 14.141)



vanipedia.org 		Heroines may also be classified as captivated, intermediate and impudent. The captivated heroine does not know very much about the cunning intricacies of jealous anger. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 14.149)



vanipedia.org 		The sober heroine is very simple in her behavior. She keeps her jealous anger within her heart, but with mild words and smiles she rejects the advances of her lover. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 14.146)



vanipedia.org 		One should not be jealous of members of other castes or nations. It is not that only Indians or brāhmaṇas can become Vaiṣṇavas. Anyone can become a Vaiṣṇava. Therefore one should recognize that the bhakti cult must be spread all over the world. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 23.107)



vanipedia.org 		A jealous person in the dress of a Vaiṣṇava is not at all happy to see the success of another Vaiṣṇava in receiving the Lord's mercy. Unfortunately, in this Age of Kali there are many mundane persons in the dress of Vaiṣṇavas. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 1.220)



vanipedia.org 		A gopī who is always eager to be jealously angered, who is very enthusiastic for that position, who immediately becomes angry when defeated, who is never under the control of a hero, and who always opposes Him is called a vāmā, or a left-wing gopī. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 14.161)


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